I CARE IF YOU LISTEN: Nathalie Joachim’s Fanm d’Ayiti: a Complex and Multi-Faceted Celebration
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN: Nathalie Joachim’s Fanm d’Ayiti: a Complex and Multi-Faceted Celebration
BY MEGAN IHNEN
“On her debut solo album, Fanm d’Ayiti (New Amsterdam Records), Haitian-American composer, flutist, and vocalist Nathalie Joachim offers the listener an intimacy of vocal storytelling and a blossoming sense of familiarity. It is a program that clearly lives in a special world in both its live performance and audio recording forms. While not wanting to spoil that experience for those who haven’t listened yet, the magic of the album lies in the accruing nature of the work. Each track deepens the relationship between Joachim and the listener, with the support of Spektral Quartet’s remarkable musicianship. As in life, the power of the connection is realized once each chapter has been experienced and we arrive at the final exaltation overcome with the beauty of the whole.”