Simbi - Vodou Beat (CD 1995 Green Linnet ) Haitian HAITI music via SWEDEN

Description: The compact disc is in excellent condition. This is a cut-out release so there is a small punch hole through the bar code on the back insert. Check out my other items! for more world music cd's. Be sure to add me to your favorites list! I combine postage on multiple wins to reduce the shipping cost and only charge the actual cost to ship. Winner pays postage which is $3.99 Canadian within Canada and to the US. To anywhere outside of Canada/US the shipping cost is $4.80 Canadian if I ship without the jewel case, if i ship with a CD-R jewel case then the airmail shipping cost is $7.00 Canadian. Please ignore the automatic ebay invoice if you live outside of Canada/US until I can send a revised invoice with correct shipping cost. Depending upon the weight of the cd it's possible that to ship to the US I may have to use a cd-r case to keep the package weight under 100 grams, all inserts will be included of course. If you prefer I can further reduce the shipping cost on multiple wins by inserting the inserts and disc from one cd inside the jewel case of another, this way the discs won't get scratched or the inserts wrinkled. Named for the Haitian god of rain, Simbi comes thundering out of Sweden like a tropical storm, passionately interpreting the music and meaning of Haitian worldbeat with funk, rock and jazz. VODOU BEAT overflows with rolling rhythms and tropical tunes, crafted around impassioned vocals and choruses in Haitian Creole.The arrangements on VODOU BEAT range from danceable funk to shimmering jazz. Snatches of Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jeff Beck, Weather Report, Jan Garbarek and James Brown crop up amidst African percussion, Latin rhythms, hip hop and even Indian melody lines. Many of the songs on VODOU BEAT are traditional lyrics given modern settings by Simbi. The first cut, "Simbi," features fat, sassy baritone sax squawks and thick, funky bass lines; "Ezuli" is a sunny, modern jazz-fusion workout, dedicated to the Haitian goddess of love; and "Fre O" is an evocative ballad -- its airy spaces laced with moody vocals, fingerpicked acoustic guitar, and floating soprano sax.The seven members of Simbi are all well-known and respected figures on the Swedish music scene, with backgrounds in rock, jazz and folk. Their passion for Haitian and Caribbean music and culture led to the band’s formation in 1987. Since establishing itself on the Swedish music scene, Simbi has played in Haiti, New York, Montreal and in the world’s first-ever vodou festival in Benin, West Africa, with King Sunny Ade and Gilberto Gil.This is some of the best Swedish-performed Haitian music you're likely to hear. Simbi is a collection of Swedish artists working partially under the banner of the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs. The lyrics are sung entirely in Haitian Creole, with music following the course admirably. It's far from traditional Voudoun music here, but the basis of it all is in Voudoun. The influence is more properly the contemporary island music of the Caribbean, with touches of zouk and soca, among others. The opening track (sharing its name with the band and the Vodun loa of rain) busts out with a barrage of vocals and rhythms, admirably lending energy to the rest of the album. As it progresses, more similar music is presented, broken by "Fre O," a light smooth jazz number with a slight island feel. The pace picks itself back up with some help from resident sax guru Sten Kallman, and the group begins grooving their way back through the numbers, stretching into short a cappella runs and quicker basslines. "Nou Swaf" gives percussionist Tina Johannson a place to showcase some good chops on the berimbau underneath another blanket of smooth jazz, and "Pwazon Rat" keeps up a tight drum set and guitar lines almost reminiscent of soukous. Ending the album with an appeal to the loa of death, the group takes a more mellow approach with a good bit of sound effect tossed in for good measure. This isn't the Boukman Eksperyans, but it's in a similar vein of updating the Haitian repertoire. Give it a listen for the more unintentional effects of cross-cultural germination.

Price: 8.99 CAD

Location: St. John's, Newfoundland

End Time: 2025-02-01T18:56:40.000Z

Shipping Cost: 2.77 CAD