Situées au large de la Floride, les Îles Vierges font partie du territoire américain. Mais qui connaît l’étonnante musique jouée par ces habitants ? Un lien direct entre l’Afrique et l’Amérique brille dans le son particulier de ces chansons imprégnées de vaudou. Avec la participation de Fabrice Uriac, Bruno Blum a découvert et commenté ces rares enregistrements miraculeusement surgis entre Îles Vierges britanniques et portoricaines. Le témoignage original et irrésistible d’un aspect ignoré de la musique des États-Unis : celle des Caraïbes américaines. Patrick FRÉMEAUX
The western Virgin Islands are American territory, but who has heard the astonishing music played by its inhabitants? The special sound of these songs is impregnated with voodoo and a direct link between Africa and America; with the help of Fabrice Uriac, Bruno Blum has compiled some rare recordings which miraculously sprang from this source lying between the British and Puerto Rican Virgin Islands, and this anthology reveals an original, often-ignored but irresistible aspect of American music from the middle of the Caribbean.
Patrick FRÉMEAUX
DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : BRUNO BLUM, AVEC LA PARTICIPATION DE FABRICE URIAC. DROITS : DP / FREMEAUX & ASSOCIES
DISC 1 : ROOKOMBEY - LLOYD PRINCE THOMAS W/CALYPSO TROUBADOURS • OBEAH MAN - ALWYN RICHARDS W/ST. THOMAS CALYPSO ORCHESTRA • ALFREDO BOY - BILL FLEMING W/ LA MOTTA BROTHERS & VIRGIN ISLANDERS • VIRGIN ISLE COUNTRY DANCE - ARCHIE THOMAS W/ ST. CROIX ORCHESTRA • CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN - LLOYD PRINCE THOMAS • YO’ GOT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO - BILL FLEMING • CASH, CASH ME BALL - ALWYN RICHARDS • HINDU CALYPSO - LLOYD PRINCE THOMAS • ONE GONE – UNKNOWN • MONEY HONEY - THE FABULOUS MCCLEVERTYS • NAZALIN AND HER MANDOLIN - BILL FLEMING • TEASE ’EM SQUEEZE ’EM - BILL FLEMING • THE PING PONG - THE MIGHTY ZEBRA W/LA MOTTA BROTHERS & VIRGIN ISLES ORCHESTRA • SCANDAL IN ST. THOMAS - THE MIGHTY ZEBRA • HOW YO’ KNOW WHAT I GOT - BILL FLEMING • NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED - BILL FLEMING• PAN BUSH MARY - ARCHIE THOMAS • PARAKEETS - THE FABULOUS MCCLEVERTYS • SCRATCH, SCRATCH MY BACK - LLOYD PRINCE THOMAS • BIG CONFUSION - LLOYD PRINCE THOMAS • WEST END ROMANCE - ARCHIE THOMAS • TOUCH IT - UNKNOWN. DISC 2 : ROOKOMBAY - THE FABULOUS MCCLEVERTYS • CHICKEN GUMBO - THE FABULOUS MCCLEVERTYS • VOODOO WOMAN - BILL FLEMING • ENGLISHMAN’S DIPLOMACY - THE MIGHTY ZEBRA • WE LIKE IKE - THE MIGHTY ZEBRA • BREAKFAST IN A FLYING SAUCER - BILL FLEMING • VIM VIGOR AND VITALITY - BILL FLEMING • CREOLE GAL - THE DUKE OF IRON • FOOLISH MAN - LLOYD PRINCE THOMAS • BROWN SKIN GIRL - LLOYD PRINCE THOMAS • HIT AND RUN - ALWYN RICHARDS • KUM TO PAPIE - ALWYN RICHARDS • I WENT TO COLLEGE - THE MIGHTY ZEBRA • THE FEMALE WOODCUTTER - THE MIGHTY ZEBRA • DO FOR DO - LLOYD PRINCE THOMAS • MOCO JOE - LLOYD PRINCE THOMAS • TICKLE, TICKLE - THE FABULOUS MCCLEVERTYS • DON’T BLAME IT ON ELVIS - THE FABULOUS MCCLEVERTYS • WATCH CALLA FROM GUATEMALA - BILL FLEMING • 20. STOP THE BOAT - BILL FLEMING • COLDEST WOMAN - THE FABULOUS MCCLEVERTYS • PALMA DUMPLIN’ - ARCHIE THOMAS • KILL THING PAPPY - ARCHIE THOMAS
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