Tag: Caribbean Funk

Fair-Nick Stars – Arrete Mal Pale (Guadeloupe, 1978, Capriccio)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Arrete Mal Pale“, an instant dance floor friendly and now classic furious Island Funk Cadence Soul track from the French West Indies, taken from the first album recorded in 1978 by Fair-Nick Stars, the band founded in 1974 by Monique & Guy Fanfant (a very well-known Guadeloupean family of musicians), and composed by musicians from Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guyana, such as (for the album presented here) :

Lead Guitar : Max Labor ;

Bass Guitar : Jean-Pierre Misaine ;

Drums, Cowbell & Cymbal : Charles Fanfant ;

Piano & Organ : Ralph Victoire ;

Saxophone : Victor René-Corail ;

Trumpet : Guy René-Corail ;

Vocals : Edwige Rechal ;

Xylophone, Congas & Percussions : Guy Fanfant ;

Chorus : Monique & Veronique Fanfant ;

Fair-Nick Stars – Arrete Mal Pale

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Armand de Preseau

Henri Guedon et Les Contesta – Van Van (Martinique, 1970s, Disques Debs)

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Following to that former post, I wanted to share with you for today “Van Van”, a mind-blowing Afro Cuban Latin Salsa Funk Soul gem from the French West Indies (Martinique), recorded in the 70s on the legendary “Disques Debs” record label by “Henri Guedon“, the legendary musician, painter, sculptor and ceramist & master of the genre, backed here by his band “Les Contesta” – Enjoy !

Henri Guedon et les Contesta – Van Van (Martinique, 1970s, Disques Debs)

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Armand de Preseau

Guerda Hector – Helas (Haïti, 1986, JD Productions)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Helas“, a beautiful catchy Spiritual Jazzy Cadence Funk track taken from the only album recorded by the obscure Haitian singer & composed Guerda Hector in 1986 – Enjoy !

Guerda Hector – Helas

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Armand de Preseau

Roland Louis – Play The Fool (Guadeloupe, 1979, GuerarDisques)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Play The Fool” a massive uptempo tropical dance floor Island Disco Funk stormer recorded in 1979 by the legendary Guadeloupean (French West Indies) composer Roland Louis – Enjoy !

Roland Louis – Play The Fool

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Armand de Preseau

 

Lord Shorty – Sweet Music (Trinidad & Tobago, 1976, Shorty)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Sweet Music“, a catchy spiritual Tropical Soca Island Funk Synth track recorded in 1976 by the legendary Trinidadian musician Garfield Blackman, better known as Lord Shorty for being the father of Soca music – Enjoy !

Lord Shorty – Sweet Music

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Armand de Preseau

Steel Jazz du Marin – Indignité (Martinique, 1970s, NCE Production)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Indignité“, an awesome uptempo raw Tropical Island Funk Cadence track from Martinique (French Indies), taken from a very hard to find LP recorded in the 70s by the band “Steel Jazz du Marin” – Enjoy !

Steel Jazz du Marin – Indignité

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Armand de Preseau

Silvertones – Let’s Make It Funky (Trinidad & Tobago, 1970s, BWIA International Airlines)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Let’s Make It Funky“, a breezing Caribbean Funk track with super cool steel drums parts taken from the only one LP recorded in the 70s by the Silvertones, an obscure Steel Pan band from Trinidad and Tobago and leaded by Winston O’Guerra – Enjoy !

Silvertones – Let’s Make It Funky

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Armand de Preseau

Shadow – Let’s Get It Together (Trinidad And Tobago, 1984, Kalico Records)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Let’s Get It Together“, a killer Cosmic Electro Synth Funk Soca track recorded in 1984 by the Trinidadian legendary musician Winston “Shadow” Bailey – Enjoy !

Shadow – Let’s Get It Together

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Armand de Preseau

Emboule Jean-Claude et le Groupe Kako – Poukisa (Guadeloupe, Kako Productions, 1980s)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Poukisa“, a splendid Gwoka Island Jazz instrumental track from Guadeloupe (french West Indies) with catchy horn & beautiful synth parts – Enjoy !

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Armand de Preseau

Claudette et Ti Pierre – Roule Ron’N (Haiti, 1979, Mini Records)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Roule Ron’N“, a tropical Lo-Fi Synth track with catchy drum box & crazy synth parts recorded in the early 70s by the Haitian duo Claudette & Ti Pierre – Enjoy !

Claudette & Ti Pierre – Roulé Ron’N

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/_MqRWA72wnk

Have a nice Sunday, see you on next Wednesday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau