Thursday, May 31, 2012

CallDirek at Compas Fest


The weekend of the 18th of May has to be the most exhausting weekend of year for us here at CallDirek. Calldirek sponsors every year the biggest Haitian festival in Miami Compas Festival. Tuesday a couple of days before the event promo bags were getting filled with T-shirts, pens, bottle opener key chains and more. We rented a huge van to transport all of our equipment for the big day compass fest. On Thursday we attended the Compas Fest press conference, where artists like Mika Ben, Carimi, Gazman Coulรจ, La Rose and more spoke and as usual reporters asked those tough questions. Some of the artists felt a little insulted when a reporter asked them how they felt that “Compas Music” wasn’t popular anymore. They fired back by replying; back in the days only one Compas band travelled the world to perform, that band is Tropicana. Now there are about 5 to 6 bands that travel the world to perform, like Carimi and T-Vice, who have gone to France, Australia, Canada and more. Friday the tension aroused in the office, by 12 PM a group of the staff went to Bayfront Park to start setting up. Tents and banners were placed everywhere. The rain started to fall but it did not stop us from accomplishing our mission. Soaked we anchored the tents, climb ladders to tie banners and placed tear drop banners all over the park.
Finally the day had arrived Saturday! Compas fest was only hours away and we still had some bam bams to blow up and a Blimp to fill with helium. The crew woke up since 7 am  and we all met at the park at 8 to fix the minors details. We were greeted by the rain once again but this time way too early. The event started and went on even with the massive rain pouring people where coming in with ponchos and umbrellas the rain didn’t stop the people from coming in an enjoying the great compas music and the incredible Haitian food. The Musicians and bands sang their hearts out to celebrate Haiti’s flag day, the people were dancing and chanting under the rain. By 7:30 the rain stopped and more people started coming, the excitement was in the air, Haitian beer was flowing the music was good the people dancing and chanting along with their favorite bands. The Calldirek staff started giving out goody bags with flash lights, shirts, pens and glow sticks. Within minutes the park was glowing orange. It was a magnificent site to see. As the night ended, the staff wasn’t done working we had to take everything down, tents and banners and load them on the van. Compas Fest was a success the people were happy and the staff was finally going to get some quality sleep.
I would like to give a special thanks to the staff that was present day and night since Wednesday, Nahiman Moreno, Alexandre Laiutaud, Fabrice Laforest, Fabienne Georges, Melissandre Cabral Perez, Juan Carlos and also our helpers for Saturday, Bertrand Florville, Yadiris Brito, Natacha Morisseau, Laura Hernandez, Auri Guevara and Solangie Rodriguez.  

2 comments:

  1. Compaq feast was alone hours abroad and we still had some bam to draft up and a Blimp to ample with helium. The aggregation woke up back 7 am and we all met at the esplanade at 8 to fix the amateur details. We were greeted by the rain already afresh but this time way too early.

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