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Antilles Mechant Bateau

Various Artists

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Format: CD

Cat No: BB106CD

Release Date:  19 October 2018

Label:  Born Bad Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  3521383448700

Genres:  World Music  Tropical  

Release Date:  19 October 2018

Label:  Born Bad Records

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  3521381548716

Genres:  World Music  Tropical  

  • Description

    Fifteen track completion of deep biguines and Gwo Ka from the '60s French West Indies.

    CD digipack edition includes a 16 page booklet.

    Biguine is a rhythmic style of music that originated in Guadeloupe and Martinique in the 19th century, which fuses 19th-century French ballroom dance steps with African rhythms.

    Gwo Ka is found among all ethnic and religious groups of Guadeloupean society.

    It combines responsorial singing in Guadeloupean Creole, rhythms played on the Ka drums and dancing.

    Gwo Ka is the musical and cultural product of the region's African ancestry, forcibly brought to the Caribbean through slavery.

    Gwo Ka exists only in Guadeloupe, which is a very different island from much of the Caribbean, in that it remains a 'department' of its original colonial master, France.

    Here the currency is the Euro and the baker sells croissants and caf? au lait.

    This constant 'European-ising' of the island means that Gwo Ka plays a fundamental and important role in the defining of Guadeloupean identity.

    "Antilles' M?chant Bateau", a low-tempo number with a bolero feel, indeed a pure case of the blues, and a terrific saxophone solo.

    What else would you expect to set the tone for this selection, in which beguine regains its original colours, in the darkness of the Gwo Ka drums.

    This 45 by Andr? Mahy, released under the Aux Ondes sublabel, was recorded in the 1960s at C?lini's, one of Guadeloupe's two main houses.

    Through its drum rolls and harrowing chant, it recalled how, long before the mid-1960s, the Antilles' history was written in an ocean of teardrops - namely the Black Atlantic.

    Description

    Fifteen track completion of deep biguines and Gwo Ka from the '60s French West Indies. Vinyl edition includes a 4 page booklet + download code.

    Biguine is a rhythmic style of music that originated in Guadeloupe and Martinique in the 19th century, which fuses 19th-century French ballroom dance steps with African rhythms.

    Gwo Ka is found among all ethnic and religious groups of Guadeloupean society. It combines responsorial singing in Guadeloupean Creole, rhythms played on the Ka drums and dancing. Gwo Ka is the musical and cultural product of the region's African ancestry, forcibly brought to the Caribbean through slavery. Gwo Ka exists only in Guadeloupe, which is a very different island from much of the Caribbean, in that it remains a 'department' of its original colonial master, France. Here the currency is the Euro and the baker sells croissants and café au lait. This constant 'European-ising' of the island means that Gwo Ka plays a fundamental and important role in the defining of Guadeloupean identity.

    "Antilles' Méchant Bateau", a low-tempo number with a bolero feel, indeed a pure case of the blues, and a terrific saxophone solo. What else would you expect to set the tone for this selection, in which beguine regains its original colours, in the darkness of the Gwo Ka drums. This 45 by André Mahy, released under the Aux Ondes sublabel, was recorded in the 1960s at Célini's, one of Guadeloupe's two main houses. Through its drum rolls and harrowing chant, it recalled how, long before the mid-1960s, the Antilles' history was written in an ocean of teardrops - namely the Black Atlantic.

  • Tracklisting

    1. Mahy - Antilles M?chant Bateau
    2. Guy Conquete - Ban Moin Cl? A Titine
    3. Dolor - A Dardonnel
    4. Joseph Lacides - Yo Ka Biguin? Joseph
    5. Tino Saint-Val Mam'zelle Cancan
    6. Dolor - Ki Vino
    7. Dolor - Soci? Cabrite
    8. Gaby Siarras - Moana
    9. Joseph Lacides - Citation Cr?ole
    10. Casimir Letang - M?nage Chalvir?
    11. Manuela Pioche - Pas Ban Moin Coup
    12. Gerard Valton - Bel M? A Pr?sent
    13. Beaujour - Ti T? Ya
    14. Josianne Saint-Louis - Jeines Ga?ons

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Mahy - Antilles Méchant Bateau
      • 2. Guy Conquete - Ban Moin Clé A Titine
      • 3. Dolor - A Dardonnel
      • 4. Joseph Lacides - Yo Ka Biguiné Joseph
      • 5. Tino Saint-Val Mam'zelle Cancan
      • 6. Dolor - Ki Vino
      • 7. Dolor - Socié Cabrite
      • 8. Gaby Siarras - Moana
      • 9. Joseph Lacides - Citation Créole
      • 10. Casimir Letang - Ménage Chalviré
      • 11. Manuela Pioche - Pas Ban Moin Coup
      • 12. Gerard Valton - Bel Mè A Présent
      • 13. Beaujour - Ti Té Ya
      • 14. Josianne Saint-Louis - Jeines Gaçons
      • 15. Dolor - Vini Sauvé Moin