Le grand recueil sacré, ou, Répertoire des chansons du vodou Haïtien

"Le Grand Recueil Sacré or Repertoire des Chansons du Vodou Haitien" is the fruit of a collection for 40 years of 1763 sacred songs by Ati (supreme Chef of Haitian Vodou) Max Beauvoir. "It offers to voodooists, as well as to all those who are interested in this religion, 1763 voodoo songs classified alphabetically from A to Z" (Max Gesner Beauvoir, National Art) Le Grand Recueil Sacré or Repertoire des Chansons du Vodou Haitien". The Grand Sacred Collection contains words in Creole and in French and other words in language still spoken in the territories where our grandparents originate such as Benin, Tongo, Ghana... It is possible to access to an undetstanding of the culture of the Haitian people by travelling through the music described in the some five hundred pages that make up this masterful work. 1763 songs are transcribed in this work. It is a selection among an imposing number of songs and dance in the many Lakou of the country, where the 401 lwa parade. Songs for all occasions, songs that tell of rebellion like misery, songs that express struggles, hope, sadness, praise to the lwa, victories as well as defeats. In a word, it is committed and sacred music. All the rites and the "Nations", 21 in total, are served in this collection. From Rada to Nago, passing by Guedé, Pétro, Bizango, Makaya, Mahi and others. Most of the songs are addressed to God or dal with questions around the Supreme Being, the creator and conservator of the universe.