Arcade Fire in Haiti: "So much joy..."

For Régine Chessagne of Arcade Fire, Haiti's struggle to cope with last year's earthquake has been poignant – her parents fled the island under Baby Doc's regime. So when the band returned to play a unique show in a remote mountain town, she was swept away by the emotion. Here, she tells the storyIt is late afternoon. A perfectly calligraphed banner is suspended over the dry dirt road: "Bienvenue à Cange, Régine et Win, Arcade et Fire." We are all both touched and giggling a little bit. Fo...

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