New Music From Martinique on Calabash Music

Edmony Krater

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:18:34 -0500

Edmony Kratter gave lots of performances in the French West Indies , before arriving in France in 1984 and creating the Zepiss group. In 2000, his record/ book "Tanbou" received several literary prizes.
He is back with a unique and unbelievable fusion project. Produced together with DJ Dominique Vallerin and the musicien Vincent Guin, this second album experiments electronic beats and patterns with the traditional creole music Gwoka.

Soft

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:18:34 -0500

Soft is the new Creole Soul Folk sensation of 2005 in the french West Indies.

Henri Guedon

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:18:34 -0500

Henri “Kiké” Guédon, French West Indian percussionist, has been playing for more than 40 years, ranging from Afro Cuban to Antillean and African styles.

Jocelyne Beroard

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:18:34 -0500

Lead singer of Kassav : the biggest band from the French West Indies in the eighties and the founders of the Zouk music.

Sully

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:18:34 -0500

A pure zouk love artist.

Kan'Nida

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:18:34 -0500

The group Kan’nida from Guadeloupe (Saint-Anne commune) are the musical expression of the Grands Fonds region, a region of Grande-Terre, where, following the abolition of slavery, a self-sufficient peasant society developed, surrounded by sugar cane plantations.
Kan’nida’s music is descended from the labour and funeral chants that this population has been singing for over 150 years.

Kali

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:18:34 -0500

An exotic mix of African, reggae, and European influences, resulting in a sound that's unique but easy to appreciate and enjoy.

It Must Be the Heat: French Caribbean

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:18:34 -0500

True island music showing off contemporary zouk, dancehall, compas, and other forms.

BLB (Black Legend Brown)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:18:34 -0500

Hudge french Reggae, Ragga, Dancehall new talent in 2006.

Malavoi

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:18:34 -0500

Led by Martiniquan pianist Paulo Rosine, Malavoi has become an institution in Martinique.