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[jeanVALjean]

I must have been about 6 or 7 years old when Hurricane Kassav swept through Haiti in the mid 80s. Whether I was in school in Port-Au-Prince or on vacation in the Northern provinces, all you would hear on the radio was ZOUK LA SE SEL MEDIKAMAN...young and old...male female!

I even vaguely remember Jacob Desvarieux on National television citing the ingredients of Kassav: DU SEL, DU POIVRE, ETC... but I digress...

The point is Zouk has ONE SONG that has seeped the consciousness...transcended nationalities...one that can rally a whole people...a timeless piece that piques everyone's interest and gets people to the dance floor as soon as they hear...TAM TAM TAM TAM TAM...AN N'WAYYY....

Is there such a song in konpa that even comes close?...maybe from Tabou, Zin, Mickey, Magnum, Phantoms...ANYBODY?

Help me out here people...
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~Berthold Auerbach

Last edited by jeanVALjean on Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:46 am; edited 1 time in total

[et-VII-era]

that's a tough call. i'll go with ansanm ansanm by dp express or Haiti by skah-shah.
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[jeanVALjean]

et-VII-era wrote:

that's a tough call. i'll go with ansanm ansanm by gg express or Haiti by skah-shah.

That's the problem man...These songs might be great, but how much influence do they really have? Are they instantly recognizable?

Personally, I would go with a song like OLE OLE from LAKOL...but I know the purists will come after me!
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Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
~Berthold Auerbach

[RICKY]

JVJ, ou voye moun al fe yon bon reflechi wi la. good post, i'll be back

[ILandfaces]

Good post cant even think of song, I guess if i had to choose i would say ou la la by Sweet Micky.

[LadyKreyol]

David by D.P. Express

or

Kem Pa Sote by Boukman
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Sidney Lanier

[choubenz]

gon on ti chant ler yo te voye Duvalier ale a. I was 6 years old and wmen still sonje chante sa

help me out


on bagay ki di''lem pa oue soley la''
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[ILandfaces]

Quote:

Kem Pa Sote by Boukman

That's a good one, kem pa sote anne sa Boukman nan kanaval, damn that was good. Thanks for the flash back LadyK.

[RICKY]

ILandfaces wrote:

Quote: Kem Pa Sote by Boukman That's a good one, kem pa sote anne sa Boukman nan kanaval, damn that was good. Thanks for the flash back LadyK.

I'll go with this song. bagay sa fe moun sote ponpe tout kote and still having that affect

[ILandfaces]

Ricky that song was the isssssssssh back them brother. bok zaboka sevi Zorie amba latya . Jak kout tronpet.