Since the band’s inception in 1978, Boukman Eksperyans have narrated the social realities of Haitians. On this occasion, LòLò and Manzé Beaubrun, founders and family members who still perform with the band today, enter in a conversation with fellow countryman and film-maker Ésery Mondésir following the Sankofa principle: looking back to move forward. Together they recount and reflect on a journey of making music that developed alongside the religious and social practices of Vodou and lakou of their ancestral line, and the deep impact it had on their people. Mixing mizik rasin (roots music) with electronic instruments and many other Afro-diasporic rhythms, their songs have provided inspiration for different forms of  spiritual, political, and social resistance in Haiti. With its potent message, ‘we are not afraid’, their 1990 Carnival hit ‘Ke’m Pa Sote’ became an instant protest anthem during the military regimes of the late twentieth century, highlighting Haitian culture’s profound contributions to embodying and shaping ongoing struggles for freedom, justice, and dignity. The band’s name points directly to Dutty Boukman, the Vodou houngan who officiated Bwa Kayiman in 1791, the revolutionary ceremonial congress to which Haitian Jazz musician Jowee Omicil dedicates his album Spiritual Healing: Bwa Kayiman Freedom Suite (2023). Both artists play in a double bill concert on the same day, simultaneously closing both HKW’s Sonic Pluriverse Festival and the second day of Bwa Kayiman—Lakouzémi. Their music expresses the interlinked resonances of transcendence and collective liberation that arise from ritual, protest, procession, and carnival.