Various
Antilles MÉchant Bateau
The West Indies - a sweet coastline subject to many clichés from another time. That postcard with coconut trees, a glass of rum to sip on, those so exotic madras dresses... Almost as many as in Compagnie Créole's "doudouist" songs, that say a lot about the misunderstandings from both sides of the ocean. West Indians are still as stuck with this distorted outlook as in the good old days of the colonies. Because, underneath the veneer of moldy images, a completely different reality is woven. 'They beat drums but were never number one' - to misquote the chorus by a Martinique-born French singer. This is the subject of this collection - musicians drumming on percussion as a way of asserting their creolized identity. Songs that tell, in veiled terms, a different reality from what mainlanders were fed with. Special cases, with cries of joy and laments accompanied by cadences, as an invitation to trance, all immersed in the Caribbean melting pot of rhythm. TRACKS: 01. Mahy - Antilles Méchant Bateau 02. Guy Conquete - Ban Moin Clé A Titine 03. Dolor - A Dardonnel 04. Joseph Lacides - Yo Ka Biguiné Joseph 05. Tino Saint-Val Mam'zelle Cancan 06. Dolor - Ki Vino 07. Dolor - Socié Cabrite 08. Gaby Siarras - Moana 09. 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