For today, I wanted to share with you “Macifone“, a deep bewitching 70s Island Soul Sega Fusion Folk track from Mauritius with a psychedelic twist, taken from the only single released on vinyl format by the Mauritian composer & musician Taroo Luc “Balik” Marlaine in the 70s, and backed by the famous Mauritian singer songwriter and musician Marclaine Antoine & his orchestra.

This piece is a perfect example of the incredible mix of musical genres and influences that could be found in the Indian Ocean already at that time, merging Sega Folk roots with more Pop, Rock & Soul influences – really hard to sing single nowadays, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Balik Taroo – Macifone (Mauritius, 1970s, A.I.T. Records)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Neg Souffran“, a killer uplifting Island Cadence Funk track from Martinique with deep Biguine Jazz flavors (listen at this awesome piano parts !), taken from the third and last album of the Martinican band “Super Sterne“, composed with the following musicians :

Denis Grambin ;

Eugène Sylvestre ;

Guillaume Lambert ;

Jean-Pierre Laigle ;

Pierre Sillon Loredon ;

Raymond Cinraul ;

Robert Sylvestre ;

Tropical stormer, always a great weapon when I play it in parties & clubs – Enjoy !

Super Sterne – Neg Souffran (Martinique, 1978, Disques Vacances)

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As a celebration of this Christmas Day 2024, I wanted to share with you for today “La Pli“, a super nice catchy syncopated Island Soul Cadence Biguine Jazz track from Martinique with beautiful violin & flute parts, recorded in the 70s by the mythical composer, musician, painter, sculptor and ceramist Henri Guedon !

Featuring legendary West Indian musicians such as Claude Vamur, Jean-Claude Naimro & Alain Jean Marie, this song includes the following musician :

– Lead Vocals, Arrangements, Composition, Percussions, Bells : Henri Guédon ;

– Chorus – Jackie Defoi, Jean Claude Naimro ;

– Drums, Congas, Drum [Tiboi] – Claude Vamur ;

– Organ [Eminent], Synthesizer : Alain Jean Marie ;

– Acoustic Guitar, Cuatro – Virgilio Araque Reyes ;

– Congas, Synth [Shasha] – Raymond Betzi ;

– Drums, Percussion – Alfred Varasse ;

– Electric Bass [Fender] – Philippe Neveu ;

– Flute, Chorus, Percussion – Clémente Lozano ;

– Harp [Indian] – Gerardo Servin ;

– Keyboards, Congas – Roland Malmin ;

– Mandolin, Violin : Maurice Lagier ;

– Maracas, Guiro, Chorus : Fabien Bannet ;

– Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes] : Michel Pacquit ;

– Quena, Charango, Panpipes : Sergio Arriagada “Chiloe” ;

Really hard to find track, and you’ll never get deceived by an Henri Guedon recording  – Enjoy !

Henri Guedon – La Pli (Martinique, 1970s, Magic’ Tirerlir’ Disques)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Choual Dam Ba Lad“, a fantastic deep rootsy frantic Cadence Folklore Biguine with a psychedelic swing, one of the multiple versions of the Haïtian Traditional song “Zanmi Camarade“, interpreted here by an Haitian Folkloric Troup leaded by Pierre Benedict Joseph, and recorded in 1974 during a trip of the band to Paris (France).

The band included :

Pierre Benedict Joseph : Leader, Flute, Saxophone ;

Louis Larose : Organ, Piano, Accordion ;

Dieujuste Dorlette : Bass Guitar ;

Ednor Cherisme (Percussions) ;

Mrs Louis Larose, Helene Joanis : Vocals, Chorus ;

Different & really hard to find beautiful LP from start to finish, hope you’ll like it !

Pierre Joseph & La Troupe d’Haïti – Choual Dam Ba Lad (Haïti, 1974, Song Records)

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Armand de Preseau

Following this former article, I wanted to share with you for today “Réveil Creole“, a sweet Cosmic Synth Balearic Soul Sega track, recorded in 1978 by the duet of composers & musicians 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢 & 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐨 from 𝐑𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 under the name “Groupe Dago” (their only recording under that name), and out on the legendary local record label “𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥” – Enjoy !

Groupe Dago – Réveil Creole (La Reunion, 1978, Disques Royal)

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Following this former article, I wanted to share with you for today “Ba Moin On Swing“, a killer Island Funk Boogie Zouk track from the French West Indies with raw horns & catchy synths parts, recorded in Guadeloupe(French West Indies) in 1985 by the composer & musician Henry Wenceslas Thenard and his group “Henry Wenceslas Thenard Band” that also includes :

Bass : Frederick Caracas ;

Chorus : Christian Miath, Dominique Zorobabel, Tanya Saint-Val, Willy Salzedo ;

Guitar : Guy Jacquet ;

Saxophone : François Pettier ;

Trombone : Lionel Jouot ;

Trumpet : Patrick Artero, Philippe Slominski ;

Instant dance floor filler, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Henry Wenceslas Thenard – Ba Moin On Swing (Guadeloupe, 1985, LM Production)

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Armand de Preseau