La Brisquante - Ballet de la Guadeloupe (2026) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: La Brisquante
- Title: Ballet de la Guadeloupe
- Year Of Release: 2026/1978
- Label: Karakos Productions & Publishing - Sonodisc
- Genre: Folk, World Music, Afro-Caribbean
- Quality: FLAC 24-Bit/96 kHz; 16-Bit/44.1 kHz
- Total Time: 00:34:35
- Total Size: 194; 653 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
An accidental finding of a rare 1978 vinyl record, Ballet De La Guadeloupe, released on the Fiesta label, unveils an authentic and unpolished sound of Caribbean folk. The album by singer La Brisquante is a raw, energetic recording of traditional Guadeloupean music, far removed from polished commercial world music.
The soundscape combines the expressive, piercing vocals of La Brisquante, traditional medleys (pot-pourri), festive brass sections characteristic of Guadeloupean carnival, and ominous ritual chants. The core of the album lies in hypnotic and heavy percussion solos played on gros-ka drums (the traditional gros-ka style). Despite a relentless emotional intensity throughout the tracks and an odd misprint on the vinyl label (mistakenly crediting Manu Dibango instead of the vocalist), the record conveys a rare sense of alive, community-driven narrative, rendered all the more enigmatic by the total obscurity surrounding La Brisquante.
Tracklist:
1. La Brisquante - Antillais Leluie
2. La Brisquante - Adieu Foulards, Adieu Madras
3. La Brisquante - Tombe (Les Roses)
4. La Brisquante - Feu-Yo
5. La Brisquante - Meci Bon Die
6. La Brisquante - Solo Gros-Ka N.1
7. La Brisquante - Pot Pourri
8. La Brisquante - Solo Gros-Ka N.2
9. La Brisquante - Mi Lezard La
10. La Brisquante - Solo Gros-Ka N.3
11. La Brisquante - Vaval 78 (Partie 1)
12. La Brisquante - Vaval 78 (Partie 2)
The soundscape combines the expressive, piercing vocals of La Brisquante, traditional medleys (pot-pourri), festive brass sections characteristic of Guadeloupean carnival, and ominous ritual chants. The core of the album lies in hypnotic and heavy percussion solos played on gros-ka drums (the traditional gros-ka style). Despite a relentless emotional intensity throughout the tracks and an odd misprint on the vinyl label (mistakenly crediting Manu Dibango instead of the vocalist), the record conveys a rare sense of alive, community-driven narrative, rendered all the more enigmatic by the total obscurity surrounding La Brisquante.
Tracklist:
1. La Brisquante - Antillais Leluie
2. La Brisquante - Adieu Foulards, Adieu Madras
3. La Brisquante - Tombe (Les Roses)
4. La Brisquante - Feu-Yo
5. La Brisquante - Meci Bon Die
6. La Brisquante - Solo Gros-Ka N.1
7. La Brisquante - Pot Pourri
8. La Brisquante - Solo Gros-Ka N.2
9. La Brisquante - Mi Lezard La
10. La Brisquante - Solo Gros-Ka N.3
11. La Brisquante - Vaval 78 (Partie 1)
12. La Brisquante - Vaval 78 (Partie 2)
| World | Folk | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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