Les Vikings - "Choc Vikings"
Les Animateurs - "Ti Machine"
Trio Select - "Ensemble Select En Acition"
Les Loups Noirs - "Pile Ou Face"
Les Fantaisistes De Carrefour - "Panno Caye Nan Bois D Chene"
Ti Paris - "Cochon St Antoine"
Super Jazz Des Jeunes - "Cote Moune Yo"
Les Ambassadeurs - "Homenaje A Los Ambajadores"
Les Freres Dejean - "L'Artibonite"
Caribbean Sextet - "Suspan'n"
Les Pachas De Canape Vert - "Desordre Musical"
Scorpio Universal - "Ti Lu Lu Lu Pe"
Les Vikings - "Choc Vikings"
Les Animateurs - "Ti Machine"
Les Loups Noirs - "Pile Ou Face"
Rodrigue Milien Et Son Groupe Combite Creole - "6eme Lecon"
Les Fantaisistes De Carrefour - "Panno Caye Nan Bois D Chene"
Ti Paris - "Cochon St Antoine"
Ra Ra De Logane - "Gade Moune Yo"
Les Difficles De Petion-Ville - "An Septieme"
Les Pachas De Canape Vert - "Desordre Musical"
Scorpio Universal - "Ti Lu Lu Lu Pe"
Raoul Guillaume - "Mal Lev"
Super Jazz Des Jeunes - "Cote Moune Yo"
Pierre Blain Et Orchestre Murat Pierre - "Jouc Li Jou"
Ensemble Meridional Des Cayes - "Calma P Lerin"
Ensemble Etoile Du Soir - "Messe Quatre Heures"
Nemours Jean-Baptiste - "Ti Carole"
Orchestre Septentrional - "Bapteme Ratt"
Trio Select - "Ensemble Select En Acition"
Les Ambassadeurs - "Homenaje A Los Ambajadores"
Les Freres Dejean - "L'Artibonite"
Caribbean Sextet - "Suspan'n"
Webert Sicot - "Ambiance Cadence"
Orchestre Tropicana D Haiti - "Poun Paciance"
Review: By now a well-oiled machine, the Strut compilation programme switches attentions to the Caribbean and Haiti in particular with Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds 1960-1978. The double LP package (which comes with 2CD edition too) was compiled by Hugo Mendez, the Paris-based DJ whose work as part of the Sofrito collective ensures him the perfect position to curate this release in a manner few can match. This impressive collection of tracks documents the country's overlooked musical legacy from the '60s and '70s , going beyond Ra-ra and voodoo stereotypes to trace the development of a unique sound that echoed across the Caribbean. The exploratory package also includes in-depth liner notes and interviews with some of the musicians of the era, with part of the release's profits donated to the Partners In Health charity.
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