#Gaoulé Mizik

[fuchinobe]

Excursions in Gwoka vol​.​1 (2022, Beauty And The Beat, BATB 005)

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Linear notes by Cédric Lassonde:

“‘A Ka Titine’ has long been a staple at our Beauty & the Beat parties, a dancers’ favourite and one of those truly special records which have become part of the party’s DNA. This is gwoka from Guadeloupe, a term which not only designates an authentic music genre from the Caribbean island, but also a specific dance and more spiritually the soul and identity of a people. Lyrics often express the uniqueness of Guadeloupean culture, through the codes and metaphors of the Creole language, acting effectively as transmission of a collective history. Gwoka is made up of seven distinct rhythms, each of them used for different social occasions, from baptisms to funerals. ‘A Ka Titine’ is based on the driving toumblak rhythm, one which expresses love and happiness, and the most often heard in party situations. Gaoulé Mizik were a seminal outfit which released two cult albums in the late 80s, alternating between gwoka traditionnel and fusion experiments which they described as gwoka évolutif. ‘A Ka Titine’ is straight-up gwoka traditionnel, with legendary singer Michel Laurent at the peak of his powers. The “Titine” of the song is the name of the beach hut’s owner where Michel goes to have some fish, ends up drinking rum and playing dominoes, before almost getting killed in a brawl (!). Laurent is in raconteur mode, akin to the role of a griot in Africa, acting like a chronicler of his time and singing about everyday chores and social issues.”

[thedjmusic]

Defected Ibiza 2023 Extended Special Edition

DATA: 2023-01-19 TOTAL: 205 GENRE: House

The hottest House right now. Special Edition for junoBeat.com

DOWNLOAD: https://thedjmusic.com/news/defected_ibiza_2023_extended_special_edition_for_junobeat/2023-01-20-192

&ME,Rampa,Adam Port - What You Expected

&ME,Rampa,Adam Port,Ali Love - Confusion

&ME,Rampa,Adam Port,Nomi Ruiz - Pussy Power

&ME,Rampa,Adam Port,Sofie Royer - Discoteca

&ME,Rampa,Adam Port,Solomun - The Day I Met You

AMÉMÉ - Drum Beat

AMÉMÉ - Loca

AMÉMÉ,Joeski - Drum Beat - Joeski Remix

ANOTR - Amplia

ANOTR - Bigger Picture

ANOTR,Abel Balder - Your Mind

ANOTR,Abel Balder - Your Mind

ANOTR,King Wonder Bread - The Great Reset

ANOTR,Sebastian Kamae - Time To Smoke

Adam Port,Alan Dixon,Keinemusik - Forms Of Love

Amine Edge & DANCE - Do You Love Me - Original Mix

Amine Edge & DANCE - Phone Call - Original Mix

Amine Edge & DANCE,DJ Fronter - Phone Call - DJ Fronter remix

Amine Edge & DANCE,Technasia - Do You Love Me - Technasia remix

AndileAndy - Victims - Buddynice Vocal Mix

B Beat Girls,Nic Fanciulli - For The Same Man - Nic Fanciulli Extended Remix

Basement Jaxx,Paco Osuna - Fly Life - Paco Osuna Remix

Basement Jaxx,Project00 - Fly Life - Project00 Remix

Baxsphere - Caught You By Surprise Neh!

Bebe Winans,Debbie Winans Lowe,Korean Soul,Louie Vega - It's All Good (feat. Debbie Winans Lowe & Korean Soul) - [Louie Vega Remix]

Black Loops,Cody Currie - These Changes

Boys Noize,Naeem,Velvet Negroni - Let Us Rave (feat. Naeem & Velvet Negroni) - Extended Mix

Bruce Loko - Octopus

Butch - Same Like Dope But Different - Extended Mix

Catz 'n Dogz,myst milano. - Feed My Hunger (No Shade) - Club Mix

China Charmeleon,Kali Mija - Confident - China The Charmeleon The Animal Remix

Chloé Caillet,Mikhail Beltran - NYWTF feat. Mikhail Beltran - Extended

Chronical Deep - Make Up Your Mind

Classmatic - Bape

Classmatic,Nfasis - Toma Dale

DJ Koze,&ME,Sophia Kennedy - Drone Me Up, Flashy - &ME Remix

DJ Koze,Mano Le Tough,Kurt Wagner - Muddy Funster - Mano Le Tough Fuzzy Munster Remix

DJ Koze,Mano Le Tough,Róisín Murphy - Illumination - Mano Le Tough Needs a Birra Light Remix

DJ Merlon,Enoo Napa - Lavitate

DJ Merlon,Enoo Napa - Two Zulu Men In Ibiza - Reloaded Version

DJ Merlon,Enoo Napa - Two Zulu Men In Ibiza

DJ Tennis,Ashee,Lady Donli - On My Own Now - Acid Dub

DJ Tennis,Ashee,Lady Donli - On My Own Now - Extended

Dam Swindle,Jungle by Night - Call of the Wild feat. Jungle by Night

Dam Swindle,Lorenz Rhode,Ash Lauryn - High Life feat. Lorenz Rhode - Ash Lauryn Remix

Daniel Steinberg - Groove People

Darius Syrossian,DJ Supreme - I'm The Joker (feat. DJ Supreme) - Extended Mix

Darius Syrossian,George Smeddles - Back In The Dance - Extended Mix

David Morales,Tiger Wilson - Heartbeat

Deep Essentials - Lets Break It

Deetron - Dr. Melonball - Extended Mix

Deetron - V-NRG - Extended Mix

Dennis Cruz - El Sueño

Dennis Cruz - Mochis

Dennis Cruz - So Sweet

Dennis Quin - Dedication To House Music - Extended Mix

Eliza Rose - Move To The

Eliza Rose,Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)

Fka Mash - Open Window

Francisco Allendes - Maratone

Francisco Allendes - What You Do

Francisco Allendes,Harry Romero - What You Do - Harry Romero Remix

Gabriels,Kerri Chandler - Love and Hate in a Different Time - Kerri Chandler Remix

Gaoulé Mizik,Dam Swindle - A ka Titine - Dam Swindle Instrumental Remix

Guy Gerber,Albertina,Michael Bibi - Bocat - Michael Bibi Remix

Harry Romero,Inaya Day - Rise Up - Deep In Jersey Extended Mix

Harry Romero,Inaya Day - Rise Up - Extended Club Mix

Gerd - We Bring U Muzik - Warehouse Dub

Gerd - We Bring U Muzik - Warehouse Mix

Gerd - We Bring U Muzik

Hannah Wants,Clementine Douglas - Cure My Desire (feat. Clementine Douglas) - Extended Mix

Hannah Wants,Clementine Douglas,THEMBA - Cure My Desire (feat. Clementine Douglas) - Themba Extended Remix

Honey Dijon,Channel Tres,Sadie Walker - Show Me Some Love (feat. Sadie Walker) - Extended Mix

Hypaphonik - Manzwi Ehupenyu

J Balvin,KAROL G,Nicky Jam,Crissin,Totoy El Frio,Natan & Shander - Poblado - Remix

Jaden Thompson,Aaron Pfeiffer - Something Else - Original Mix

Jamie Jones - My Paradise - Extended Mix

Jamie Jones,Darius Syrossian - The Best Thing

Jamie Jones,Darius Syrossian - We Bring It

Jamie Jones,Vintage Culture - My Paradise - Vintage Culture Extended Remix

Jansons - Twisty

Jerk House Connection,Akram Sedkaoui,FNX OMAR - Each & Every Day (Life Goes On) [feat. Akram Sedkaoui] - FNX Omar Remix

John Summit,Hannah Boleyn - Show Me (feat. Hannah Boleyn) - Extended Mix

Jon Dixon,Kenny Watson - I Keep Falling - Brixton Remix

Jon Dixon,Kenny Watson - I Keep Falling - Original Mix

Jon Dixon,L'Renee - Feel Your Touch - MinorInvention Edit

Jon Dixon,L'Renee - Feel Your Touch - Original Mix

Jon Dixon,L'Renee,Jimpster - Feel Your Touch - Jimpster Remix

Judee Arakawa - Into The Wilderness

Kerri Chandler - Feelin' Red [DC10] - Pull the 9 Out Mix

Kerri Chandler - I See [Razzmatazz] - Full Mix

Kerri Chandler - I See [Razzmatazz] - Full Mix

Kerri Chandler - I See [Razzmatazz] - Instrumental

Kerri Chandler - Industria [Industria]

Kerri Chandler - Keep One (But Do it Again) [Sir Henrys]

Kerri Chandler - Let It [Basic Club] - Kerri's Full Vocal Mix

Kerri Chandler - See The Light [Lux Frágil] - Original Long Vocoder Vocal Mix

Kerri Chandler - Subbie [Sub Club] - The Jackpot Mix

Kerri Chandler - Sunrise [Watergate]

KVRVBO,BillowJazz - Billow Made Me Do It (VIP)

Kerri Chandler - Sunrise [Watergate]

Kerri Chandler - The Box Frame [Halcyon]

Kerri Chandler - The Calling [Club Qu]

Kerri Chandler - The Piano Thing (Live) [Eathos]

Kerri Chandler feat. Leirbag,DJ Deep - Dirty [Rex] - DJ Deep's Son & Dad Edit

Kerri Chandler,Aaron Braxton jr - Back to Earth (Find Your Peace) [The Knockdown Center]

Kerri Chandler,Bluey Robinson - Tenacity [Output] - Main Vocal Mix

Kerri Chandler,Dora Dora - Who Knows [Barbarellas] - Media Vocal Mix

Kerri Chandler,Dreamer G - Hurry Up [Ministry of Sound] - Instrumental

Kerri Chandler,Dreamer G - Hurry Up [Ministry of Sound] - Kerri's Again Mix

Kerri Chandler,Dreamer G - Hurry Up [Ministry of Sound] - Kerri's Again Mix

Kerri Chandler,Lady Linn - You Get Lost In It [The Warehouse Project] - Full Vocal Main Mix

Kerri Chandler,Leirbag,DJ Deep - Dirty [Rex] - DJ Deep's Son & Dad Edit

Kerri Chandler,Mauro Capitale - Milan [Magazzini Generali] - Full Sax Mix

Kerri Chandler,Mona Lee - Joyful Life [De Marktkantine] - Full Vocal Mix

Kerri Chandler,Mona Lee - Joyful Life [De Marktkantine] - Full Vocal Mix

Kerri Chandler,Nadir Simon - The Morning Heat [La Grange] - Main Mix

Kerri Chandler,Sunchilde - Never Thought [Printworks] - Main Vocal Mix

Kerri Chandler,Troy Denari - Change Your Mind [District 8] - Full Vocal

Kerri Chandler,Troy Denari - Sun of Sound [Plan B] - Vocal Mix

Kerri Chandler,Yaniel,Patrick Mangan - Kaiku [Kaiku] - Disco Version

Kid Fonque,Jonny Miller,ASAP Shembe - Amaphela - El Payo Remix

Kid Fonque,Jonny Miller,ASAP Shembe,Jazzanova - Connected Beings - Jazzanova Remix

Larse - A Part Of - Extended Mix

Latmun - Bump

Latmun - Tonight

LevyM,Benjy,Emmanuel Jal,Nyaruach,N-You-Up - Guaja (feat. Emmanuel Jal, Nyaruach & Benjy) - [N-You-Up Freaky Dub]

Louie Vega - Another Day In My Life

Louie Vega - Atmosphere Strut - Extended Version

Louie Vega,Anane - Cosmic Witch (feat. Anané)

Louie Vega,Audrey Wheeler,Cindy Mizelle - You Got Me Dancing (feat. Audrey Wheeler & Cindy Mizelle)

Louie Vega,Axel Tosca - Deep Burnt (feat. Axel Tosca)

Louie Vega,Bernard Fowler - Change Your Mind (feat. Bernard Fowler) - [Extended Version]

Louie Vega,Cindy Mizelle - Dreamin (feat. Cindy Mizelle)

Louie Vega,Elements Of Life - Chimi - Extended Version

Louie Vega,Elements Of Life - Love Has No Time or Place

Louie Vega,Honey Dijon - Feel So Right (feat. Honey Dijon)

Louie Vega,Joaquin "Joe" Claussell - Igobolo (feat. Joaquin "Joe" Claussell) - [Extended Version]

Louie Vega,Karen Harding - Free To Love (feat. Karen Harding)

Louie Vega,Kerri Chandler - Come Away (feat. Kerri Chandler)

Louie Vega,Lisa Fischer - The Star of A Story (feat. Lisa Fischer) - [Extended Version]

Louie Vega,Moodymann - Seven Mile (feat. Moodymann)

Louie Vega,Nico Vega - How He Works (feat. Nico Vega)

Louie Vega,Robyn - All My Love (feat. Robyn)

Louie Vega,Tony Momrelle - Touch The Sky (feat. Tony Momrelle)

Louie Vega,Two Soul Fusion - Joy Universal (feat. Two Soul Fusion)

Louie Vega,Unlimited Touch - I Hear Music In The Streets (feat. Unlimited Touch)

Louie Vega,Unlimited Touch - Music Is My Life (feat. Unlimited Touch)

Marco Faraone,Greeko - Armaghetton - Extended Mix

Mason Collective - Down Like That

Mason Collective - Leave Me Alone

Masšh - Get On

Max Dean - Start Screamin

Max Dean - Yes Baby

Maya Jane Coles,Moxie Knox - Freefall (feat. Moxie Knox)

Maya Jane Coles,Moxie Knox,Ruff Style - Freefall (feat. Moxie Knox) - Ruff Style Remix

Mr. G - Full A Love - Mango Boy Refix

Mr. G,Duncan Forbes - Next Up - D's Pedigree Chunks With Added Tender Chewy Bitz

Mr. G,Kai Alce - U Feel Mi - Kai Alce's New Feel

Mr. V - The Drum - Mr. V House Masters Extended Variant

Mr. V,Butch - Mr. Bongo (Hello Children) - Butch Extended Remix

Mr. V,Dario D'Attis - Somethin' Wit Jazz - Dario D'Attis Extended Remix

Mr. V,Dennis Quin - Jus Dance - Dennis Quin Extended Remix

PAWSA - Room Service - 24 Hour Extended Mix

Pig&Dan - Better Than The Love I Know - Extended Mix

Pig&Dan - Pull Up To The Bumper - Extended Disco Mix

R.E.A.D,Marco Faraone,Sailor Jane - Where's My Phone? (feat. Sailor Jane) - Marco Faraone Extended Remix

Radic The Myth - Rainy

Radio Slave,NEZ,Dixon - Wait A Minute - Dixon Extension

Rampa,chuala,Keinemusik - Les Gout

Riva Starr - Creators

Riva Starr,Soul City Connection,Phebe Edwards - Brotherly Love Divine (feat. Phebe Edwards) - Extended Bootleg Edit

Riva Starr,Soul City Connection,Phebe Edwards,Jamie 3:26,Danou P - Brotherly Love Divine (feat. Phebe Edwards) - Jamie 3:26 & Danou P Extended Remix

Riva Starr,Soul City Connection,Phebe Edwards,Mark Broom - Brotherly Love Divine (feat. Phebe Edwards) - Mark Broom Extended Remix

Riva Starr,Soul City Connection,Phebe Edwards,Nigel Lowis - Brotherly Love Divine (feat. Phebe Edwards) - Nigel Lowis Extended Edit

Riva Starr,Todd Terry - This Is The Sound - Extended

S.A.M.,Sarah Ikumu - Spotlight (feat. Sarah Ikumu) - Club Mix

SAINT - Poison - Extended Mix

SGVO - Above Water

SONIDO - Amor

Sally C - Downtown

Sally C - Give it to Me

Sally C - Nasty

Sandy Artwell - Alchemist

SeeMeNot,Deetron - Borderline - Deetron Extended Remix

SeeMeNot,Jamie Jones - Borderline - Jamie Jones Extended Remix

Seth Troxler,Jaden Thompson - Talking Walls - Dub

Seth Troxler,Jaden Thompson - Talking Walls

Soichi Terada,Masalo - Diving Into Minds - Club Mix

Soichi Terada,Masalo - Double Spire - Club Mix

Souldynamic - Fuze - Extended Mix

Souldynamic - Paroaria - Extended Mix

SpheraQ,Tebza De SouL - Told You!

Star B,Riva Starr,Mark Broom - House Sound - Extended Mix

Star B,Riva Starr,Mark Broom,MC GQ - House Massive (feat. MC GQ) - Extended Mix

Steve Lawler,Marco Lys,Joy Farrukh - If Only You Knew (feat. Joy Farrukh) - Extended Mix

TIMANTI,Nomvula SA - Warrior (feat. Nomvula SA)

Tea White - Bread & Milk - Enchanted Mix

Tensnake,Purple Disco Machine - Coma Cat - Purple Disco Machine Extended Re-Work

Thabo Tonick - Stargazing

Thorne Miller,Miči - Channels

Tiga - Mind Dimension 2 - 2022 Edit

Tiga,Ben Sterling - Mind Dimension - Ben Sterling Remix

Waajeed - Motor City Madness

Waajeed,Underground Resistance - Motor City Madness - Underground Resistance Remix

[burlveneer-music]

VA - Lèspri Ka : New Directions in Gwoka Music from Guadeloupe 1981​-​2010 (Time Capsule / Séance Centre)

The innovative, radical soul of Guadeloupe explored across thirty years of contemporary gwoka music, released by Time Capsule and Séance Centre. As Guadeloupean vocalist and composer Marie-Line Dahomay writes in her liner notes to the compilation, gwoka is more than a style of music, it is “a way of living and thinking.” Rooted in the social, musical and ritual practices of enslaved African people and their descendants on Guadeloupe, gwoka has always sought to express the spirit of independence and resistance authentic to the island. Building on its traditional call-and-response form and the ideas of pivotal figures like Gérard Lockel and Christian Laviso, modern gwoka evolved throughout the second half of the twentieth century to include funk, jazz and electronic influences. Defined by its propensity for innovation and experimentation, this compilation charts the most radical changes to modern gwoka, capturing a sensory riot of traditional répertoires, rhythms and makè techniques fused with a rich seam of genre-defying experimentation. Whether heard in the deeply cosmic, spiritual music of Dao, Freydy Doressamy and Gaoulé Mizik, or the jazz funk inflections of Gui Konket and Horizon, the music here is united by the feeling of santiman ka, crucial not only to gwoka music but the identity of Guadeloupe at large. As co-curator Cédric Lassonde writes: “What unifies these selections is the depth of the compositions, the experimentation around the santiman ka, and the spirit of resistance and liberation against slavery, be it modern or ancestral. With a thirst for innovation typical of the island’s creole culture, the ka spirit is deeply rooted in collective history and in a quest for identity.” Co-curator Brandon Hocura continues: “The creative energy of these musicians is powerful and demonstrates a universal pursuit of resistance, freedom and identity. Their voices are distinct, but the chorus rises high and carries their message far across the sea.” Released on double LP, Lèsprit Ka: New Directions in Gwoka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-2010 is the first compilation of its kind to bring the sound of modern gwoka to a wider audience, with many of the musicians features still active today. True to the hybrid nature of the music, the compilation seeks not to provide a definitive sound, but express the variety of contemporary forms gwoka has grown to take. Just as Guadeloupean trailblazers Kassav fused gwoka with funk and cadence to create zouk, so did the musicians on this collection push gwoka in new directions rarely heard beyond its shores. In the words of Gérard Lockel, “gwoka is the soul of Guadeloupe".

[orangetruckercap]

Gwakasonné - Vwayajé (2LP) 16SC “Stop here!” exclaimed Robert Oumaou as we passed a mango tree on the side of the road just outside of Point-a-Pitre, the balmy capital of Guadeloupe. He filled a plastic bag with ripe fruit, and we set off on our journey across the small Caribbean island in search of musicians he hadn’t seen in years. On the way, we shared stories in broken French and English, stopping at truck stops to eat delicious fried fish. Robert took me to his hometown, and placed a mango and a flower on the grave of his teacher and mentor, a local poet. The seeds of Vwayajé (Traveller) were sewn on this trip, but shortly after returning home, I heard that Robert was ill, and he sadly passed away in 2018. This compilation was originally intended as a way to share Robert’s brazen work with a wider global audience, but it now also serves to immortalize his indomitable spirit.

Gwakasonné is the ecstatic articulation of Robert Oumaou’s artistic and political vision, a unified expression of his interests in American jazz, pre-colonial rhythms, Guadeloupian independence, and Créole poetics. Over the course of three albums, all released in the 80s, Robert piloted a revolving cast of musicians, a venerable who’s-who of Point-a-Pitre avant-jazz pioneers, to deftly intone his creative communal concepts. The songs on Vwayajé are compiled from these three releases, Gwakasonné, Temwen, and Moun, along with an electronic mantra taken from his 2007 solo album Sang Comment Taire. Viewed from our current artistic and cultural landscape, Robert’s work is exceptionally enduring, grounded in its declarations of freedom and foundational use of the Ka (drum) and voice, and prescient in its borderless explorations of protest folk, electronics, ambient atmosphere, music from the African diaspora, and spiritual jazz. The long-form hive-mind expression of the group has parallels with similar explorations by The Grateful Dead, electric Miles, Pharaoh Sanders, and even the Boredoms, but these are only oblique references for a truly peerless sound. Like other conceptual children of Gérard Lockel, the group was part of a progressive movement of like-minded musicians, such as Serge Fabriano, Dao, Erick Cosaque, and Gaoulé Mizik, who embraced Lockel’s modernist ideals, fusing Gwo Ka drumming and tuning systems with contemporary jazz and vanguard recording technologies. Robert’s ecstatic phrasings, embrace of electronic instruments, and daring lyrics set the group apart as the beatific expression of a sagacious soul.

Tracklist: A1 Atmosphere (1:58) A2 W3 (3:49) A3 Karayib (4:47) A4 Suzy (4:00) B1 Vou (4:09) B2 Siklon (3:47) B3 Pita (6:13) C1 Nirvacina (3:39) C2 Respé (5:08) C3 Lewoz (4:06) D1 Rekreasyon (3:38) D2 Algerie 62 (10:35)

[swamplord47]

#nowplaying Gaoulé Mizik - A Ka Titine (Detroit Swindle Edit) https://youtu.be/UX73RJGyE-0

[burlveneer-music]

Gwakasonné - Vwayajé - world fusion from Guadaloupe, compiled from 3 80s LPs (and a 2007 track) (Seance Centre)

Gwakasonné is the ecstatic articulation of Robert Oumaou’s artistic and political vision, a unified expression of his interests in American jazz, pre-colonial rhythms, Guadeloupian independence, and Créole poetics. Over the course of three albums, all released in the 80s, Robert piloted a revolving cast of musicians, a venerable who’s-who of Point-a-Pitre avant-jazz pioneers, to deftly intone his creative communal concepts. The songs on Vwayajé are compiled from these three releases, Gwakasonné, Temwen, and Moun, along with an electronic mantra taken from his 2007 solo album Sang Comment Taire. Viewed from our current artistic and cultural landscape, Robert’s work is exceptionally enduring, grounded in its declarations of freedom and foundational use of the Ka (drum) and voice, and prescient in its borderless explorations of protest folk, electronics, ambient atmosphere, music from the African diaspora, and spiritual jazz. The long-form hive-mind expression of the group has parallels with similar explorations by The Grateful Dead, electric Miles, Pharaoh Sanders, and even the Boredoms, but these are only oblique references for a truly peerless sound. Like other conceptual children of Gérard Lockel, the group was part of a progressive movement of like-minded musicians, such as Serge Fabriano, Dao, Erick Cosaque, and Gaoulé Mizik, who embraced Lockel’s modernist ideals, fusing Gwo Ka drumming and tuning systems with contemporary jazz and vanguard recording technologies. Robert’s ecstatic phrasings, embrace of electronic instruments, and daring lyrics set the group apart as the beatific expression of a sagacious soul. All songs written by Robert Oumaou