Léwoz
Context
On Soné Ka-La, his third solo album released on Emarcy/Universal in 2006, the Guadeloupean saxophonist crosses gwoka rhythms with jazz, soul, and hip-hop. On "Léwoz," his mother Simone Schwarz-Bart reads her poetry; a remix of the track also appears on the album.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Antillean jazz (biguine, gwoka). Among the origins and influences of Antillean jazz: Afro-diasporic roots, New Orleans jazz, Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban.