The Barikad Crew Tragedy
Thursday, June 19th, 2008By Rockmasters.com
Earlier this week, there was a tragic accident in Haiti. Three Haitian hip hop singers, another band member, and the driver of the group Barikad Crew died in a terrible car accident.
According to News reports, they were electrocuted and burned beyond recognition when a high tension electrical wire struck their car. To worsen matters, a long time girlfriend of one of the singers, K-Tafalk, committed suicide 24 hours after the death of her long time boyfriend.
In Haiti you will hear and watch music from Barikad Crew’s album on an almost 24 hour basis on the radio and television. Young people from all over the country are swarming to the scene of the horrific accident which took the lives of 5 people, including 3 members of the Barikad Crew, the most popular rap group in Haiti with record album sales, and a very loyal following.
In the seaside neighborhood of Carrefour, there were reports of young people attempting to throw themselves to the sea in desperation caused by the loss of the members of this group who meant so much to them. The fiancée of the lead member, Papa Katafal, who was several months pregnant has already committed suicide, and the mother of another group member is reportedly hospitalized and undergoing medical treatment due to the shock of hearing of her son’s death.
This accident is reverberating throughout Haiti, a country where hopes are easily dashed, and promises often broken. The Barikad Crew who had many plans, and were set to soon visit the Unites States, were believed to be the ones who would finally bring Kreyol Hip-Hop to the masses. Discussion groups on dozens of Haitian websites are full of nothing but expressions of shock and condolences.
The three singers amongst the 5 who lost their lives
Jean Walker Sénatus, aka K-Tafalk - Jhonny Emmanuel, aka Dade- Junior Badio, aka Déjavoo
Also perished are the drummer Joe and the driver Guichard
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