Chinal Ka 1973 - 1995 Erick Cosaque

• 1 Guadeloupe, île de mes amours 03:37
• 2 Joué zizipan 04:29
• 3 Déséré nou dé May 04:09
• 4 Kominiké 05:22
• 5 L'heureux noir 05:08
• 6 Jean la line la cléré 06:26
• 7 Donatien 06:28
• 8 Lundi bon matin 03:16
• 9 Dé ti mo pawol Cwéol 06:17
• 10 Dé chate colé 04:46
• 11 Roger a di wha wha 03:55
• 12 Embawgo 04:15
• 13 Jan Pol Rabalkoto 04:04
• 14 A koz don biyé 100 F 04:58
• 15 Zombie Dance 03:21
• 16 Wolémin oupwi 04:34
• Total Runtime 01:15:05

Info for Chinal Ka 1973 - 1995

First ever anthology dedicated to one of the most important figures in Guadeloupean music. Erick Cosaque is a singer-percussionist and leading figure of Gwo Ka, the traditional Guadeloupean music with a social and cultural dimension.

A strong, rough, plump voice with the typical tone heard in the creole outdoor musical gatherings. Erick Cosaque’s voice is made to go over and above the two boula drums and the makè drum which are associated in general, along a few light percussions, with the Guadeloupean gwo ka. Whether heard at an informal street corner kout’ tanbou, during a traditional evening at someone’s place or in the musical léwoz of a community center, his warm yet imperial voice has been known by West Indians, in the islands and in the mainland through music, radio and television thanks to a career spanning more than forty five years – about twenty solo albums, forty or so participations and collaborations with artists of all generations and genres within the Caribbean music scene.

Although Erick Cosaque is a major figure in Gwo ka, he managed to avoid being part of any institutional system – no label, no alliance, no funding. His voice, one of the strongest in that genre, has been significant since the early 70’s for restoring the original spontaneous and rebellious spirit present in gwo ka with artistic creations starting in the age of vinyl and continuing in the digital era.

Erick Cosaque resembles Gwo ka, whose music has simple components but is deeply rooted in a complex historical and social context made of fights, pleasures, memories and desires.

Erick Cosaque

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