150 Million Gold Francs is an elegy for Haiti's dire past as well as a hopeful vision for the country's future, and an homage to it's unstoppably optimistic people. Oben Calvaire is one of the finest drummers of his generation, whose current credits include Wynton Marsalis' Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Dave Holland, Sean Jones and other luminaries. Joining Calvaire on his journey is a unique assemblage of mostly Haitian and Haitian-American musicians.