Various - Lèspri Ka: New Directions in Gwo Ka - Artists Various Genre International, Guadeloupean Release Date 28 January 2022 Cat No. TC12LP Format 2 x 12" Vinyl - Time Capsule - Vinyl Record
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Various - Lèspri Ka: New Directions in Gwo Ka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-2010

LABEL:   Time Capsule

ARTISTS: Various
RELEASE DATE: 2022-03-25
CATALOGUE NUMBER: TC12LP
FORMAT: 2 x 12" Vinyl
STYLE: International, Guadeloupean

As Guadeloupean vocalist and composer Marie-Line Dahomay writes in her liner notes to the compilation, gwoka is more than a style of music, it is “a way of living and thinking.” Rooted in the social, musical and ritual practices of enslaved African people and their descendants on Guadeloupe, gwoka has always sought to express the spirit of independence and resistance authentic to the island. 

Building on its traditional call-and-response form and the ideas of pivotal figures like Gérard Lockel and Christian Laviso, modern gwoka evolved throughout the second half of the twentieth century to include funk, jazz and electronic influences.  

Defined by its propensity for innovation and experimentation, this compilation charts the most radical changes to modern gwoka, capturing a sensory riot of traditional répertoires, rhythms and make techniques fused with a rich seam of genre-defying experimentation.  

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