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A Bahamian in Paris

Diana Hamilton

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2005
Duration: 47:01
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Tracks

Intro; Back to the Island; I'm So Proud; Tant d' Années; Nairobi; I've Got This Chance; Le Bonheur; Name of the Lord; Suspicion; I Don't Wanna; Everytime; I Wanna Be Ready.

Personnel

Additional Personnel / Information

Musicians: Kenyan McDonald: Harmonica; Christiane Prince: Drums Eric Henri-Gréard: Keyboards; Jeremy Tepper: Guitars; Jérôme Richards: Accordion; Philippe Leroux: Drums; Xavier Desandre: Percussion; Bobby Rangell: Sax; Chris Nofret: Bass; Jean Gobinet: Trumpet; Damien Verherve: Trombone; Laurent lesage: Harmonica Charlie Jeanne & Loutfi: Backing vocals; Nairobi Hamilton & Willie the Kid: Rappers

Album Description

WOMAD Charming genre-crossing from the Bahamian chanteuse… Calypso, reggae, lounge jazz, chanson, zydeco, and Junkanoo gently waft out… Her voice, equally charming in English or French, sounds not unlike a Bahamian cross between Ella Fitzgerald and Macy Gray… a refreshingly unpretentious record. Jean-Pierre Bruneau – Mondomix Diana Hamilton effortlessly proves that deep cultural roots are entirely compatible with modernity and openness to the world. Her unique, airy, swinging phrasing — at times reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe — distills calypso, Junkanoo, jazz, reggae, musette, country, and gospel. A true ‘Mondomix,’ polished and elegant, yet never overwhelming. Diana Hamilton effortlessly proves that deep cultural roots are entirely compatible with modernity and openness to the world. Her unique, airy, swinging phrasing — at times reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe — distills calypso, Junkanoo, jazz, reggae, musette, country, and gospel. A true ‘Mondomix,’ polished and elegant, yet never overwhelming.

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