Kali (Jean-Marc Mournerville) lives in the hills of Martinique and espouses a philosophy that parallels Rastafarianism. He is one of the most popular roots artists…
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Artist Profiles: Malavoi
Malavoi was at the foundation of Martinique’s music for over thirty years. In their early years, the sound of the group was much different than…
View More Artist Profiles: MalavoiAn Era of Afro Latin Sounds from Guadeloupe and Martinique
Various Artists – Disques Debs International, An Island Story: Biguine, Afro Latin & Musique Antillaise 1960-1972, Volume 1 (Strut Records, 2018) Strut Records, a world…
View More An Era of Afro Latin Sounds from Guadeloupe and MartiniqueDistant Drumming Traditions Brought Together
Various Artists – Tambours Croisés Chapter 2 (Buda Musique, 2016) The Tambours Croisés project celebrates the drumming traditions of France’s overseas territories. For this second…
View More Distant Drumming Traditions Brought TogetherThe Bèlè Dance of the Caribbean
Aime Cesaire and Frantz Fanon are today globally revered writers. They were reared in societies of the French islands of the Caribbean that are not…
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