2020 release. Let The Rhythm Lead is a collaborative project of songwriters Paul Beaubrun, Jackson Browne, Habib Koité, Jenny Lewis, Raúl Rodríguez, Jonathan Russell, and Jonathan Wilson, with members of the Haitian roots band Lakou Mizik. Hailing from four different countries, interweaving North American indie rock with beats and percussion of Haitian Vodou, Spanish and Malian guitar, Flamenco Tres, with songs in English, Creole, Khassonké, Manding and Spanish, this album celebrates the work of Artists for Peace and Justice in Haiti, and was recorded at their Artists Institute on the island's southern coast, in the town of Jacmel.
1 Lapé, Lanmou - By Jonathan Wilson, Jenny Lewis & Sanba Zao
2 Love Is Love - By Jackson Browne
3 Surrender - By Paul Beaubrun
4 Under the Supermoon - By Jenny Lewis & Habib Koité
5 Let the Rhythm Lead - By Raúl Rodríguez & Jackson Browne
6 Goddess at the Wheel - By Jonathan Wilson
7 Koulandian - By Habib Koité
8 Saving Grace - By Jonathan Russell
9 El Viajero - By Raúl Rodríguez
10 Simbi Dlo - By Paul Beaubrun
11 I Found Out - By Jonathan Russell
2020 release. Let The Rhythm Lead is a collaborative project of songwriters Paul Beaubrun, Jackson Browne, Habib Koité, Jenny Lewis, Raúl Rodríguez, Jonathan Russell, and Jonathan Wilson, with members of the Haitian roots band Lakou Mizik. Hailing from four different countries, interweaving North American indie rock with beats and percussion of Haitian Vodou, Spanish and Malian guitar, Flamenco Tres, with songs in English, Creole, Khassonké, Manding and Spanish, this album celebrates the work of Artists for Peace and Justice in Haiti, and was recorded at their Artists Institute on the island's southern coast, in the town of Jacmel.