What a privilege and honor to present another episode of dear colleague and guardian angel, Rocky Paurice. He’s a friend and co-founder of N a Sonje Vèt which has dedicated its work to the same philosophy of permaculture which is to take care of the earth and take care of people, wherever we are! N a Sonje

This is a very special episode for us as it is with our very special colleague, close friend and confidant, Rocky Paurice. His mother, unbeknownst to her, is also included, with her permission, her personal story of Rocky’s birth. This is our offering together with Rocky and his mother, full of interesting details and explanations of life here from these awesome people whose hearts glow even in the midst of these extremely dark and difficult times here in Haiti but entire world. It is an honor to Rocky’s and his mother’s voices with a few bars from another of our dear friends, Najee’s original song “Lamou” or love. N a Sonje

Remembering once again the tragic day January 12, 2010. 15 years ago but still trembling in the societal fallout today in 2025. Perhaps children lost in the rubble searching for parents, family members in that quake, have become the lost bandits of today wreaking havoc, creating quake after quake of devastation that was so engraved in their brains on that fateful day so many years ago-perhaps. Or perhaps its just the continuation of the catastrophe that civilization is wreaking on our planet?

Our show notes include the total translation of the abridged audio of Mona Augustin's original song composed right after the earthquake "Haiti in Mourning" as well as our standard notes. N a Sonje!

Haiti in Mourning

When Ayiti was dancing

All her children were thinking

She was dancing a dance of hope

Their hearts had a folklore joy

Their lips had a galaxy smile

And their eyes contemplated another life

But in a very short time

Ayiti was beaten down on her knees

It was Mr. Catastrophe

Crushing, wiping out, killing

Haiti in mourning

Her children are boiling leaves

So they don’t die

They are so traumatized

Haiti Is sick

Please come and clothe her

She is trembling

She is biting her nails

She can’t any more

She saw too many children die

She’s going crazy

She calls out for help

With her father, the sun

Who always gives the best advice

And who said to her

She’s in trouble

The enemy is making war

With her mother who is the earth

The sun says my child I’ll give you light

To bring your mother out of her sadness

Now call your mother’s other children

To come help you and your children

Haiti did that

And they came in willing to help

They said, you are our aunt

We owe you love

Here, we’re helping you

To help yourselves

Because today it’s your turn

And tomorrow it may be ours

Your problem could be ours too

Haiti is remade

Because it understand Mother earth

Who smiled

Life isn’t over

Now it’s to work

Even the night gave the unemployed work

She did that

Because she’s behind

Haiti is pregnant

It’s the time she needs more strength

For her to give birth

To many children

She called Father Sun

Who always give her good advice

To ask for more energy

To replace those that were lost

On the earth, our dear mother

⁠⁠our Youtube channel⁠⁠

The N a Sonje Foundation ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ (in desperate need of updating)

The link to ⁠⁠⁠Najee's Etsy shop⁠⁠⁠

Our band's award winning song "⁠⁠⁠Women⁠⁠⁠" video on our YouTube channel

Our band's ⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠ on Spotify

Folk band "⁠⁠⁠Chouk Bwa Libète⁠⁠⁠" links

The English translation of our theme song "N a Sonje" by Mona Augustin performed by our band "2 Roots or 2 Rasin":

"We will remember, and not forget what happened

Let’s take a look back Into the world gone by and we’ll see

How our ancestors were in Africa before they carried us away to America

Ref: Sing for Africa, Sing for America Honor for Africa, Honor for America

Who lost so many in the years long ago it wasn’t the natives of this land that did that to them

It was another nation who had as their mission to make others slaves, making so many cadavers

Pillaging, killing - Indians and Africans in making them work for nothing

This is how their countries became powerful by spilling so much blood.

Ref: Sing for Africa, Sing for America Honor for Africa, Honor for America

Who lost so many in the years long ago"