aethereus recordsSingle · Out 25 September 2026
Ayiti Mwen
A love letter to Haiti — the red soil, the food, the cities, the people who bend in the storm and bloom anyway.
The first single from the debut album Caribbean Outlaw. Afro-Caribbean hip-hop out of Queens, written in English and Haitian Kreyòl over a kompa and afro house foundation, naming Hinche and the country that shaped him.
Lyrics
Ayiti Mwen
I came up on red soil Where the palms keep watch Ayiti in my chest Like a drum that won't stop From Cap-Haïtien sun To the stones of Jacmel Every face got a glow Every story got a spell In Port-au-Prince, hands build Through the smoke, through the rain In Les Cayes, they dance With the salt in the vein Gonaïves remember What the whole world should know We been bent by the storm Still we bloom where we grow Yeah, they tried to break us But they couldn't take soul Mwen renmen peyi mwen Watch the whole place glow From the hills to the shoreline Hear the people say Ayiti, Ayiti You still carry us today Ayiti, mwen renmen w Ayiti, mwen renmen w Hands up for the land We were born to defend (Ayiti!) Ayiti, mwen renmen w Ayiti, mwen renmen w From the root to the sea We rise again and again (Ayiti!) Serve me griyo and diri kole With the pikliz fire Soup joumou on New Year's Lift the whole village higher Akra on the corner Taso crisp in the pan Lalo on a Sunday Made by a mother's hand Jérémie got the breeze And Hinche got the heat Mirebalais, Hinche roads With the dust at your feet Every region got a rhythm Every river got grace When I say "Ayiti" I'm saying home by name Yeah, they tried to break us But they couldn't take soul Mwen renmen peyi mwen Watch the whole place glow From the hills to the shoreline Hear the people say Ayiti, Ayiti You still carry us today Ayiti, mwen renmen w Ayiti, mwen renmen w Hands up for the land We were born to defend (Ayiti!) Ayiti, mwen renmen w Ayiti, mwen renmen w From the root to the sea We rise again and again (Ayiti!) I hear the elders calling Through the mango trees I hear the children laughing Like a prayer in the breeze We are salt, we are sun We are stone, we are flame No one owns this spirit Say it with me, say the name Ayiti, mwen renmen w Ayiti, mwen renmen w Hands up for the land We were born to defend (Ayiti!) Ayiti, mwen renmen w Ayiti, mwen renmen w From the root to the sea We rise again and again (Ayiti!)
Credits
Ayiti Mwen
Written by MACHADO Performed and produced by MACHADO Mastered by MACHADO ℗ & © 2026 Aethereus Records Music contains AI-generated composition and vocals. ISRC QT6J32632939 Released 25 September 2026