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Jacques Schwarz-Bart · 2007 · Album Soné Ka-La, jazz et gwoka de Guadeloupe

Context

Track from Soné Ka-La built on the Mende war rhythm of the gwoka and on vocal percussion. Schwarz-Bart, who was born in Guadeloupe, had long sought to combine jazz with this tradition of nearly three centuries.

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.

By the same artist

• Soné Ka-La (2007)
• Léwoz (2006)

Sources

• allaboutjazz.com

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