Good morning, today’s post concerns an album
from Haïti. The compas of Combite Creole flows
through your speakers in a very smooth and mellow
style, it has a certain coolness that fits your sunday
afternoon. Rodrigue Milien and Toto Necessité
were both part of Combite Creole, I am not sure
if Toto is participating on this album however.
We hear two voices but his name does not
appear on the backsleeve. One way or the,
other, Rodrigue Milien is here,
enjoy listening..

tracks;

01 – Coutt bas residence
02 – Pardon
03 – Solitude
04 – Femme bluffeur
05 – Seme lecon
06 – Histoire lochan
07 – Effort et connaissance
08 – Noces gate
09 – Rapadou – poude café

I got lucky last week when visiting our capital, went there with
my son to see the late Rembrandt exposition in the new and
improved Rijksmuseum. It was astonishing to see all them
famous paintings we all know. Very inspiring experience..

When returning from the museum we passed by one of the
second hand record stores I use to frequent and found this
album among a few others. Les Shleu Shleu have been here
before on a few occasions, search for them the regular way.
Happy summer compas, just in time before spring starts off.
Don’t you love that cover with the kids dancing on vinyl..?
Hope you like’m, get & spread as usual..

tracks;

01 – L’angelus
02 – Viva SS
03 – Tribulation
04 – Appuye
05 – Reflechis
06 – Nanoune

Okay, maybe I’m ahead of things, it isn’t even spring yet.
This is sultry summer night music, zippin’ on a smooth
cocktail with your honey at the terrace of your beach
villa.. dream on Moos..No serious, this is marvelous
dance material for your parties. With the great Déjean
brothers and Robert Martino on lead guitar, you can’t
miss, add Tuco’s drums and the voices of Raymond
Cajuste and Lionel Benjamin and off we go..check..

tracks;

01 – Joui la vie ou
02 – Grateur
03 – Ca kap pote
04 – Mr. Magic
05 – Tuco’s jam #3
06 – Honorez l’afrique

I’ve heard somewhere Shleu Shleu was the name of some
mysterious tribe, great. These guys were no part of the tribe
but used their name. Les Shleu Shleu were here before, some
of the songs on this album were also on this album.
Label and sleeve do not agree on what’s a-side and b-side,
I thought I’d better stick to the sleeve’s info so I did.
It does mean the title song of the lp ending up on the b-side
but that’s fine with me. If we listen to these fine songs, we
instantly forget everything else, sweeet Haitian stuff..

tracks;

1 Devin’ pa’ ou
2 Jouroumou pa donin calebasse
3 Desillusion
4 Sept jours de la semaine
5 Cé la ou yé
6 Haiti
7 Je t’aime
8 Haiti & shleu-shleu

Haitian compas has a groove different from other caribbean
countries. Part from it’s French lyrics maybe there is a tiny
bit of similar flavour in the music from our Dutch Antilles.
The more I listen to compas, the more I like it, the rhythms
keep going untill you reach a certain trance, great atmosphere.
I’m sorry track # 4 & 8 have some pops halfway but overall this
lp sounds fairly good. We had two records by Les loups Noirs,
find them here and here . I guess the
reason I had problems listening to compas is shown
in track number seven, the other seven tracks are great.
..enjoy..

tracks;

1 Echo mondial
2 Dimanche
3 La martiniquaise
4 Donné donnant
5 Nostalgie
6 Haïti mon pays
7 Amada amante
8 Ti zoizo

Dear Wim, Yann, Abudaiyo, I’ve got another wonderful
slice of compas for you. Everybody else is welcome to
get it too off course. Mellow summer tunes to lighten up
your days with Nemours Jean-Baptiste and his Grand
Orchestre, how can anybody not like this ? It contains
one short weepy but overall sunny melodies, enjoy..

tracks;

1 Ralliement
2 Sou cote
3 Tromperie
4 Beaute capoise
5 Apran pale
6 Disposition
7 Ti cochon
8 Plus que ça

I recently stumbeled upon that wonderful Haitian collector
named ‘Haiti Direct’, ( small pic ) the very last track is one
by this group, Orchestre Tropicana d’Haiti. I had this 1975
album waiting for this opportunity, when you heard it I’m
sure you’re gonna purchase the cd as well, check..

tracks;

1 Ça va loue
2 Yolande
3 Tromperie
4 Maria
5 Incredulite
6 Jouda
7 Foufoune
8 Ogou badagry
9 Pa meprise’m
10 12eme leçon

As some of you visitors may know, I am no lover
of instrumentals. Today we have something out of
the ordinary in that perspective. Haitian Compas
is a type of folkmusic in which I can dig it if not
too much. This lp by Les Docteurs du Rythme contains
both songs and instrumentals. It took me some time to
understand the flow in compas, but eventhough it
has a kinda corny side, I start liking it more
and more. I still prefer the songs though,
come and give it a try as well and start
digging Haitian compas.

P.S.
I’m sorry the lp’s a-side is a bit out of centre so
the music gets a little false towards the end.

tracks;

1 Ven pa’ el medio del salon
2 On ne vit pas
3 Helena
4 Ce pas fot moin
5 All in one
6 Mambo de fuego
7 Rose marie
8 Acropolis
9 Les divorces
10 Tu t’en vas

We find them all over the world, here in Amsterdam I heard them
for the first time when I was a little boy. It provides us with the
warmest sounds such as zydeco, forró, cumbia and like here,
in Haitian compas. I am talking about the accordeon off course.
This instrument practicly always turns a smile on my face, check
this lp by Les Vedettes d’Haiti, just what we need to warm
our autumn bones on a day like this.

tracks;

1 Ti po a
2 Marie marthe
3 Magie
4 Ti jeanne
5 Le mal existe
6 Photo copie

Bal Champetre ?
Let’s shake up the place with something completely different.
From Haïti we have this lp by Altiery Dorival. He brings us a
type of kompa quite unique with his banjo pluckin’ sound.
Atmospheric caribbean, French antillian tropical you know…
to help you through winter,…just get it !

tracks;

1 Tete yout pa manye coeur moin
2 Caresse moin
3 Ce li roi
4 Jacqueline
5 Toute fem ce ter heritie
6 Sauciss
7 Mesdames yo ce lamp
8 Kele keke