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Vocalist Sheila Anozier transports you to the cultural and spiritual landscape of Haiti, enhanced by the masterful playing of Cappadocia on five-string cello — and tonite they are joined by special guest Gaston “Bonga” Jean Baptiste on percussion! You don’t want to miss it!

Sheila Anozier ~ Voice
Rufus Cappadoccia ~ Cello
Special Guest: Bonga Jean-Baptiste - percussion

TRANPE is a Brooklyn based group of Sheila Anozier and Rufus Cappadocia. In Haitian Creole, Tranpe (the kreyòl verb to soak), is the name of a powerful drink where medicinal leaves and roots are soaked and infused in an unrefined rum, called kleren. The power of the songs is in the roots and leaves while the cello is the catalyst. TRANPE transcends boundaries and creates a synergy that exceeds the sum of its parts, seamlessly blending individual styles to create a truly unique musical infusion.

The duo released the album, “Twa Fèy, Twa Rasin” presenting 10 tracks taken from Haitian folklore, life stories, and parables. They are joined by “Bonga” Jean Baptiste, Haitian master drummer, on two of those tracks.  Through their collaboration, they celebrate the transformative power of music.

GASTON “BONGA” JEAN-BAPTISTE was born in Croix-des Missions, La Plaine, Haiti, into a family with a long tradition of Vodou. As such, he was exposed to the ceremonies held in the family's peristyle from an early age, quickly becoming interested in music and travelling to all regions of the island as a young percussionist in order to learn about local rituals and rhythms. He was one of the founding members of Boukman Eksperyans and then Foula, two leading bands of the “Rasin” music movement, advocating a return to the roots of Haitian, African and Vodou culture in popular music. Bonga moved to New York at the end of the 90s and collaborated on live and recorded projects with Wyclef Jean, Grace Jones, Jean-Paul Bourelly and Urban Tap among others.