FRENCH CARIBBEAN

PUTUMAYO PRESENTS (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 20, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B00008XESB
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,767 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #2 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Zouk
  • #3 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Haiti
  • #6 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Afro-Cuban

Track Listings

1. Mandolin

2. Mi Se La

3. Pa Manyen Fanm Nan

4. Parfum des Iles

5. Ki Demon Sa-a

6. Man Biswenw'

7. Moso Manman

8. Kanpe Sou Yon Bit

9. Ayiti (Bang Bang)

10. Rété [Live]

Editorial Reviews

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Putumayo's Best, November 21, 2004

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Jeremy Franceschi (Uxbridge, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FRENCH CARIBBEAN (Audio CD)

An easy-going mix of biguine, merengue-ish extremely enjoyable tunes that get your feet moving. Five of the songs (half the album!) are among my all-time French Caribbean faves, and there are no dogs. You can't help smiling during "Parfum des Isles, a good-natured instrumental. The live Kassav cut, OK but not one of their best, is the only true driving zouk on the cd. The rest are more laid-back, but rhythmically more interesting and appealing, with an almost Brazilian feel. The four of us at work all love this cd, and it has held up well after repeated listenings. We recommend it highly.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine sampler of Franco-Caribbean musical styles, February 6, 2004

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FRENCH CARIBBEAN (Audio CD)

A nice, smooth set of modern pop songs drawn from the French-speaking islands of Guadeloupe, Haiti and Martinique, lingering on the more tuneful and diverse end of the Caribbean musical spectrum. For someone like myself, who quickly tired of the manic, monotonous landslide of "soca" and "zouk" records during the 1980s, this disc came as a pleasant surprise. It's very listenable and engaging, a nice selection for someone looking for some accessible, poppish world music.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of Putumayo's, May 9, 2007

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A. Lugo (Huntington Beach, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FRENCH CARIBBEAN (Audio CD)

Just playing this CD sets you in a good mood!. The compilation is up-lifting and all time favorites!. It is the best of Putumayo's Colection