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The Dancing Devils of Djibouti: The Dancing Devils of Djibouti

by Chris M. Slawecki
January 18, 2021

A historic cultural achievement, The Dancing Devils of Djibouti celebrates the first recording to emerge with international distribution from the East African nation of Djibouti. Djibouti, among the smallest and youngest nations of Africa, sits on the historic Bab El Mandeb (Gate of Tears) strait, a global trade corridor that connects the Indian Ocean ...

The Dancing Devils of Djibouti

Label: Ostinato Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Buuraha U Dheer (The Highest Mountains); Raga Kaan Ka'Eegtow (You Are the One I Love); Kuusha Caarey (The Pearl Necklace); Raani (Queen); Alto's Interlude; Uurkan Kaadonaya (I Want You); Halkaasad Dhigi Magtiisa (That's Where You'll Leave His Reward); Iiso Daymo (Look at Me); Suuban (Joy); Wiil Wille (The Jumping Man).

Tanbou Toujou Lou: Merengue, Kompa Kreyou, Vodou Jazz & Electric Folklore from Haiti (1960-1981)

By Various Artists

Label: Ostinato Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Lagen (Zotobré); Francine (Les Gypsies de Petionville); Bebe Showman (Les Loups Noirs); Gislene (Tabou Combo); La Vie Vieux Negre (Coupe Cloue et Trio Select); Rapadou (Rodrigue Milien et Son Groupe Combite Creole); Pele Rien (Les Loups Noirs); Erzulie Oh! (Super Jazz de Jeunes); Haiti Cumbia (Neymour Jean Baptiste); Prend Courage (Ensemble Webert Sicot); Lonin (Super Jazz de Jeunes); Tripotage (Ensemble Etoile du Soir); Lola (Chanel 10); Madeline (Super Choucoune 70); Samba Pachas No. 2 (Les Pachas du Canape Vert); Souffrance (Ibo Combo); Diable La (Les Shleu Shleu); Epoque Chaleur (Shupa Shupa); Meci Bon Dieu (Orchestre de la Radio National D'Haiti).

Various Artists: Tanbou Toujou Lou: Merengue, Kompa Kreyou, Vodou Jazz & Electric Folklore from Haiti (1960-1981)

by Chris M. Slawecki
August 3, 2016

For most listeners, Tanbou Toujou Lou: Merengue, Kompa Kreyou, Vodou Jazz & Electric Folklore from Haiti (1960-1981) will capture snapshots from a distant place--"the pearl of the Caribbean," Haiti. But for ALL listeners, it will capture snapshots from a distant, sometimes socially and politically turbulent, era. Tanbou Toujou Lou illustrates the different colors ...