Als de twoubadou stijl van o.a. Coupé Cloué, Trio Select, Rodigue
Millien en Toto Necessité je aanspreekt zul je ook heel blij worden
van de muziek van deze man. Altieri Dorival is terug met zijn banjo
en z’n fantastische band voor de derde keer op deze pagina. Ik ben
dol op zijn platen en ook deze welke is opgenomen in New York
is een snoepie. Hou je van snaren, luister hier dan zeker naar..

If you liked the twoubadou style of artists like Coupé Cloué, Trio
Select, Rodrigue Millien and toto Necessité among others, you
will also get happy listening to the works of this man. Altieri Dorival
is back here with his banjo and great band for the third time. I love
his records and this one which was recorded in New York forms no
exception. Do you like strings, be sure to listen to Altieri Dorival..

titels ;

01 – Min bois
02 – Coq la
03 – Ti chou
04 – Nostalgie (Haïti)
05 – Ti baron
06 – Trois bagailles

We heben al enkele van zijn albums gezien, vandaag weer zo’n
lekker stukje compas. De vokalen doet hij samen met Blagueur.
Rodrigue Millien en zijn Combite Creole vormen een groep die
ik dolgraag in die jaren eens gezien zou hebben, helaas was ik
er toen helemaal niet van op de hoogte dat ze uberhaupt
bestonden. Beter laat dan nooit zullen we maar zeggen.
Geniet weer van deze heerlijke muziek..

We saw a couple of his records already, today we’ve got another
one. On this delightful piece of compas vocals are done together
with Blagueur. Rodrigue Millien and his Combite Creole are a
group I would have loved to see in those days but unfortunately
I knew nothing about them then. Better late then never so to
speak, enjoy listening to this awesome music..

titels ;

01 – Map tan’ ou
02 – Pretexte
03 – Porte bonheur
04 – Fort de france
05 – Haiti

Zeer aangenaam stukje twoubadou uit Haïti hebben we vandaag
aan deze plaat van Les 7 Vedettes. Als er accordeons worden
gebruikt heb je bij mij al snel een stapje voor en dit is er ook weer
zo een. Heerlijk spul, zonnig en gezellig, goeie stemmen alles
akoestisch, precies wat we op zo’n regenachtige dag zoeken.

Another very pleasant piece of Haitian twoubadou is what we’ve
got for you today. Les 7 Vedettes are here and if acordeons are being
used, you have my undivided attention. The album we have here is
a typical example of such. Lovely sunny feeling, nice voices and all
acoustic, just what we need on a rainy day like today..

titels ;

01 – Deux chances
02 – Resquilleur
03 – Pa fem ca
04 – Ville de hinche
05 – Mamman rizez
06 – Confusion

Vandaag, beste muziekvrienden, heb ik iets speciaals voor je.
Zanger Gesner Henry die later als Coupé Cloué bekend stond
op een van z’n eerste plaatjes met Trio Select. Een stukje Twou-
badou uit Haïti zoals we dit het liefst hebben. Zeer ontspannen
geluid, twee gitaartjes, een staande bas en klein ritme ernaast.
Ik ben er dol op, jij mag zelf zeggen wat je ervan vindt..

Dear musicfriends, today we’ve got us something quite special.
Singer Gesner Henry who we know as Coupé Cloué in a later
stage on one of his first recordings with Trio Select. A piece
of twoubadou from Haiti the way we like best. Very mellow
sound, two guitars, one double bass and some small
rhythm on the side. I love it, you can
make up your own mind ..

from the web;
“Legend has it that Jean Gesner Henry (1925-1998) went from a career in professional football (soccer) to one as a singer/guitarist. I wrote “legend has it”, because it seems unlikely that there was a professional football league at the end of the 1940’s or in the early 1950’s in Haiti.
Jean made a name for himself as a ‘no-nonsense’defender, which earned him the nickname of Coupé Cloué (“cut and nail down”).
Six years after his first musical steps he started Trio Crystal, which later evolved to Trio Select and, in the early 1970s, into L’Ensemble Select.
He became quite popular too in West Africa, where he was sometimes compared to Franco. A comparison based on his sometimes rude (spoken) lyrics and on his typical guitar style.”

titels ;

01 – Marteau
02 – Couci-couca
03 – Tu me hais
04 – Ratt la
05 – Juge, juge’m bien
06 – La vie vieux negre
07 – Qui li bois
08 – Deux petits pigeons
09 – Shada
10 – Plein caille

Gisteren had ik mijn vriend Remy over de vloer, hij bracht nog
een zwikkie compas met zich mee op z’n trip. Na wat heen en
weer loven en bieden wisselde een klein stapeltje platen van
eigenaar. Hier is er eentje die ik van hem overnam.’t tafereel
op de hoes van de plaat doet wel wat denken aan de toestand
op de Middellandse Zee op het ogenblik. Diverse bootjes met
veel te veel mensen aan boord die knokken voor hun leven.
Een aktueel beeld maar in dit geval met muziek uit de midden
jaren zeventig. Ik weet geen exact jaar helaas. Ik weet wel dat
het weer een hele goeie is, compas van de bovenste plank.

The frontsleeve of this record makes us think of the many
refugees, the Africans trying to find a better live in Europe
and struggle for their lives in too small boats at the medi-
terranean Sea the moment we speak. The music it brings
however is from Haïti mid seventies, I don’t know the
exact year. I do know it is very good though. Listen,
pass it to your friends and agree, hot material.

titels;

01 – Toto en alle
02 – Racket
03 – Mesdames eastern parkway
04 – Pere laurenceau
05 – Contravention

Gesner Henry or Coupé Cloué plays his compas twoubadou
style. Strumming softly and with hypnotic guitar licks he brings
us this mellow laidback atmospheric music from Haïti.
Get it and spread it if you wish..
Most important, listen !

tracks;

01 – En-dedans
02 – Bien compté, mal calculé
03 – Caroline
04 – Samedi soir ( pipiche )
05 – Bon zanmi

On Mini Records we find Althiery Dorival and his Ensemble
Le Progrès. Since I heard him first time I got intrigued by his
dark yet sparkling sound. Reason the more why we’re very
lucky we found more of his great music. Thank you Rémy
for bringing this compas to our attention. We had one of
his records on an earlier occasion. Find it using our seach
option on your left hand side. ( write as altiery dorival )
Listen to ‘ti ca’ on ‘An ba Tonelle’..

tracks;

01 – Carole
02 – Nan ciel na oué
03 – Vente enflé
04 – Isnara
05 – Mon père
06 – Habitude
07 – Placé nivo
08 – Conga matamoro

Coumbite Créole was Rodrigue Millien’s group. On this
album he is joined by his buddy Jules Similien or Toto.
It seems the latter got his name through the title-song
of this here lp if I’m not mistaking. Very laidback and
easy going record from 1974. It builds up to a little up-
tempo towards the end. Listen and enjoy Coumbite
Créole, Rodrigue et Toto in ‘Nécessité’ ..

tracks;

01 – Nécessité
02 – Fête ménage mrin
03 – Dassoman
04 – Zoclo
05 – Pa fém’ca
06 – Haiti
07 – Tchoul supportant
08 – Mariage raté

Hello, what do you think about compas ? Isn’t it
just marvelous music ? Discovering more and more about
it. Some years ago I met with Rémi Joigneau from France,
he is one of the guys who put together the album; ‘Haïti
Goes Latin’. I added a small pic of the lp. The last track of
the record posted today is on it for instance, they used
vinyl copies like this one to make the album. Thanks
a lot for helping us out with all these killer compas
records Rémi, the world is enjoying them now
and in the future.

Let’s see, we’ve got us another classic album
by Tuco et les frères Dejean. It is the second
of their hand here at the GG.
The superb musicians are;
trumpet – André Dejean
sax, tenor, alto, soprano – Fred Dejean
lead vocal – Raymond Cajuste
lead & rhythm guitar – Polinice Nozil
bass guitar – Jose Fortune
congas – Philipe Dejean
piano – Reginal Policar
tam tam – Ti George
drums – Ulrick “Tuco” Bouzi
guests on ‘Tuco’s Jam,
Robert Martino and
Mouchi Widmaier

tracks;

01 – Tonton relax
02 – Zanmi
03 – l’Homme
04 – Cirilien
05 – Tuco’s jam

We had a couple of his albums in the recent past, now
Toto Nécessité is back at the GG. Another great compas
disc you would not like to miss. About 17 musicians
play here, it was Serge Bontant on guitar who
especially caught my attention though..

tracks;

01 – La prophetie (azoumounou)
02 – Saison guedes
03 – Dedette
04 – Akacia
05 – Souvenir du cap
06 – La difference