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VARIOUS ARTISTS - HAITI DIRECT
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2x LP With Free CD - Soul Funk Latin Afro Cuban Psych Rock - Thsi Compilation Has It All
Compiled By Hugo Mendez, Co-founder Of The Excellent Sofrito Label And Sound System, Haiti Direct Features Classic Material From The Early Days Of Groups Such As Tabou Combo And Les Freres Déjean As Well As Rarities From Lesser Known Groups - Bringing Together The Sound Of Compas With Latin Workouts, Psychedelic Experiments And The Cuban Influenced Twoubadou Singers That Continued To Be A Key Part Of The Fabric Of Haitian Musical Life. Featuring In-depth Liner Notes And Interviews With Some Of The Musicians And Producers That Shaped The Sound, Haiti Direct Is The First Widely Available Compilation To Celebrate The Unique And Innovative Sounds Of Haiti In The 60s And 70s.
trut presents HAITI DIRECT, the first in-depth exploration of the vibrant and varied colours of Haiti's music from the early '60s to the late '70s. HAITI DIRECT celebrates the overlooked musical legacy of Haiti, going beyond Ra-ra and voodoo stereotypes to trace the development of a unique sound that echoed across the Caribbean.
At the dawn of the '60s, as Jamaica twisted American R'n'B into ska and reggae and musicians from Cuba and Puerto Rico codified the sound of Salsa, Haiti gave birth to
Compas Direct. an updating of the traditional Meringue rhythm, adapted with a new swing and complex arrangements.
The driving sound and irresistible beat of Compas swiftly dominated the French-speaking Caribbean as well as taking root in the urban centres of New York, Paris, Montreal and Miami.
As the decade waned, the big band orchestras of Compas-originator Nemours JeanBaptiste and musical rival Webert Sicot gave way to new, smaller groups like Shleu Shleu and Les Frères Déjean. Raw electric guitars, wailing sax lines and driving percussion combined as the groups blended local rhythms with rock and jazz influences, producing a raucous, punchy and densely textured sound that paved the way for the next decade. Into the '70s, the Mini-jazz sound had become a major force across the Caribbean and into mainland Europe and South America. Tabou Combo filled New York's Central Park for a Summer concert and topped the charts in France, bringing the sound of Compas to a new and wider audience. They would eventually form one of the cornerstones of the
Zouk wave in the '80s. Compiled by Hugo Mendez, co-founder of the excellent Sofrito label and sound system, HAITI DIRECT features classic material from the early days of groups such as Tabou
Combo and Les Freres Déjean as well as rarities from lesser known groups - bringing together the sound of Compas with Latin workouts, psychedelic experiments and the Cuban influenced Twoubadou singers that continued to be a key part of the fabric of Haitian musical life. Featuring in-depth liner notes and interviews with some of the musicians and producers that shaped the sound, HAITI DIRECT is the first widely available compilation to celebrate the unique and innovative sounds of Haiti in the '60s and '70s.
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Compiled By Hugo Mendez, Co-founder Of The Excellent Sofrito Label And Sound System, Haiti Direct Features Classic Material From The Early Days Of Groups Such As Tabou Combo And Les Freres Déjean As Well As Rarities From Lesser Known Groups - Bringing Together The Sound Of Compas With Latin Workouts, Psychedelic Experiments And The Cuban Influenced Twoubadou Singers That Continued To Be A Key Part Of The Fabric Of Haitian Musical Life. Featuring In-depth Liner Notes And Interviews With Some Of The Musicians And Producers That Shaped The Sound, Haiti Direct Is The First Widely Available Compilation To Celebrate The Unique And Innovative Sounds Of Haiti In The 60s And 70s.
trut presents HAITI DIRECT, the first in-depth exploration of the vibrant and varied colours of Haiti's music from the early '60s to the late '70s. HAITI DIRECT celebrates the overlooked musical legacy of Haiti, going beyond Ra-ra and voodoo stereotypes to trace the development of a unique sound that echoed across the Caribbean.
At the dawn of the '60s, as Jamaica twisted American R'n'B into ska and reggae and musicians from Cuba and Puerto Rico codified the sound of Salsa, Haiti gave birth to
Compas Direct. an updating of the traditional Meringue rhythm, adapted with a new swing and complex arrangements.
The driving sound and irresistible beat of Compas swiftly dominated the French-speaking Caribbean as well as taking root in the urban centres of New York, Paris, Montreal and Miami.
As the decade waned, the big band orchestras of Compas-originator Nemours JeanBaptiste and musical rival Webert Sicot gave way to new, smaller groups like Shleu Shleu and Les Frères Déjean. Raw electric guitars, wailing sax lines and driving percussion combined as the groups blended local rhythms with rock and jazz influences, producing a raucous, punchy and densely textured sound that paved the way for the next decade. Into the '70s, the Mini-jazz sound had become a major force across the Caribbean and into mainland Europe and South America. Tabou Combo filled New York's Central Park for a Summer concert and topped the charts in France, bringing the sound of Compas to a new and wider audience. They would eventually form one of the cornerstones of the
Zouk wave in the '80s. Compiled by Hugo Mendez, co-founder of the excellent Sofrito label and sound system, HAITI DIRECT features classic material from the early days of groups such as Tabou
Combo and Les Freres Déjean as well as rarities from lesser known groups - bringing together the sound of Compas with Latin workouts, psychedelic experiments and the Cuban influenced Twoubadou singers that continued to be a key part of the fabric of Haitian musical life. Featuring in-depth liner notes and interviews with some of the musicians and producers that shaped the sound, HAITI DIRECT is the first widely available compilation to celebrate the unique and innovative sounds of Haiti in the '60s and '70s.
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The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.
Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.
Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.
Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.
Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.