Papiamento, English, French Creole, Garifuna, Haitian Creole and Spanis
Publication Date:
1999
Published:
New York, NY: Putumayo World Music
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in., Includes: Promo bia (4:39) (Aruba) / E.Q.O. -- Come again (4:37) (Anguilla/St. Thomas) / Osha -- Movin' to the top (3:34) (Jamaica) / Don Carlos & Gold -- La biguine des enfants du Bon Dieu (4:24) (Martinique) / Kali -- Nabi (4:32) (Belize) / Andy Palacio -- Lina (4:51) (Haiti) / Beethova Obas -- Bai drecha bo bin (6:11) (Curacao) / La Perfecta -- Nati (3:56) (French Guyana/Martinique) / Chris Combette -- Tre d'ynion (5:19) (Martinique) / Claude Vamur -- In mi system (4:22) (Barbados) / Krosfyah
Examines the genesis of the French Antillean concept of Creolite that emerged in the 1980s and shows "how, through zouk, the popular music that emerged from Guadeloupe and Martinique in the early 1980s, Creolite is being defined, (re)presented, and negotiated." (author)
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
201 p, Contents: Cultural history and the arts -- Festivals and Carnival -- Music of the French-speaking Caribbean and its diaspora. General works; Canada; Cuba; Dominica; Dominican Republic; France; French Guiana (Guyane); Guadeloupe; Haiti; Martinique; Puerto Rico; St. Lucia; United States -- Biographical and critical studies.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
279 p, With its irresistible dance beat, strong bass line, and straightforward harmonies and lyrics, zouk has become wildly popular in the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe; Discography: p. 229-231
