"Ralenti" Despacito Creole REMIX
by VAYB · 2017 · kompa · 5:10 · Haitian Creole, French
“Ralenti” identifies itself clearly as a Creole “Despacito” remix featuring Oswald and VAYB’s Mickael Guirand. The video appeared in August 2017 as VAYB was introducing Guirand’s new chapter after Carimi. Rather than hiding its international source, the adaptation names it and shifts the center through Creole language, HMI voices, and kompa movement lasting beyond five minutes. Oswald and Mickael slow the pop material so it can find another body within Haitian Caribbean cadence.