It runs on specially adapted touch screen systems in voting booths, but it is the software that would form the basis of an online voting system too.

BBC: Why e-voting is a non-starter

In the ensuing years Septen adapted to music styles springing up in Haiti, like Compa Direct, a slower form of Dominican merengue, and added emphasis to instruments like guitars and keyboards on top of the saxophones, trumpets and percussion sections.

WSJ: The Enduring Voice of Haiti