Wednesday, July 14, 2010

At Quebec Festival, Arcade Fire Focuses on Haiti - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com

At Quebec Festival, Arcade Fire Focuses on Haiti - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com: "But most of all, it was about Haiti.

July 12 marked six months after the earthquake that shattered Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. R�gine Chassagne, Mr. Butler’s wife and the Arcade Fire’s other lead singer, is the daughter of Haitians who became expatriates during the dictatorship of Fran�ois Duvalier; the Arcade Fire’s first album, “Funeral,” included a song called “Haiti.”"

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