Francosonic presents:
Summer of zouk et plus
Kassav’, originators of zouk music
Sip on these sizzling summer hits…featuring music from the Antilles and beyond. Enjoy a mellow zouk vibe, with some coupé décalé thrown in for good measure, because I know you’re not all into slow dancing!
Kassav‘ (shown in the photo) got these zouk vibes started in Guadeloupe. They go all the way back to 1979. Read more about them here.
Douk Saga, father of coupé décalé music, claimed to have created this variant of zouglou in Ivory Coast. Coupé décalé was popularized in French nightclubs. Some Ivorians deny it originated in Ivory Coast because of the flamboyant, ostentatious behavior and money-throwing (think “Make it rain!”) which accompanied this type of club music.
Wanna dance? Here are some great Youtube vids for watching and learning Zouk and Kompa:
“Zoukompacion” (get it? Zouk + Kompa =Zoukompacion) – Learn some cool steps with French-speaking instructor Darley Melorize
Caso do Zouk demo in Atlanta (ok, the first part is danced to “Despacito”, but you get to see some cool moves)
Show Archive
Play show / Add show to playlistPlaylist:
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Thierry Cham, “Ocean”
from Simplement
Section Zouk - 2000
Cham (1973-) is from St-Claude, Guadeloupe
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Soumia, “On a tout le temps”
from Forever In Love (The Best of Soumia)
Sushiraw Ultra Digital - 2011
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Margie, “Nouveau départ”
Sushiraw Ultra Digital - 2012
Finalist in 2012/ 13 Sankofa Soul Contest in France: https://www.facebook.com/pg/sankofasoulcontest/about/?ref=page_internal
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Princess Lover, “Mon Soleil”
from Juste Moi
Section Zouk Records - 2003
Martiniquaise zouk singer. https://www.facebook.com/pg/PRINCESS-LOVER-92037785778/about/?ref=page_internal
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Perle Lama, “Emmène-moi avec toi”
from Mizikasoleil
Because Music - 2006
Martiniquaise, earned recognition for her rendition of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the JM Harmony Contest (2000).
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Dosseh, “Superhéro”
from Superhéro (Extrait de la bande originale inspirée du film Black Snake) - Single
Universal Music Division Capitol Music France - 2019
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Douk Saga, “Sagacité”
from Côte d'Ivoire 1960-2010, vol. 3 (Histoire de la musique contemporaine moderne)
Musiki - 2012
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Magasco, “La jalousie (Dis l'heure 2 Afro Pop)”
from La jalousie (Dis l'heure 2 Afro Pop) - Single
Columbia - 2019
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Nej, “Mon numéro”
from Mon numéro - Single (feat. Scridge) - Single
Universal Music Distribution Deal - 2019
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Les Vikings, “Choc Vikings”
from Haiti Direct - Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds (1960-1978)
Strut - 2014
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Ibo Combo, “Ti Garçon”
from Haiti Direct - Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds (1960-1978)
Strut - 2014
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DJ Zik Francosonic June 23rd, 2019
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