Zouk
The Antilles on the dance floor
Zouk é a música de danza dos cibersáns franceses e desvalistas creados pola banda Kassav nos primeiros 80 e cantaba principalmente en Antivie Creole. Levaba música do Caribe Creole para a audiencia en África, Europa e Latinoamérica.
Origin & history
Kassav' formed in 1979 and built zouk out of Guadeloupean and Martinican carnival traditions, gwo ka and biguine, with the studio technology of the time.
Sung in Antillean Creole rather than French, zouk became one of the most widely travelled Creole-language musics in the world, with a particularly deep following in West and Central Africa.
Artistas incompatibles
A banda de Martinican creu con crear zouk ao final dos anos 70.
Martinicán cantante de Kassav', unha das voces que definen o xénero.
De onde veñen estes artistas
102 Zouk Os artistas están en TimTim.Live, e 100 Teñen unha cidade pública. Aquí é de onde veñen.
Cantidades
- Francia46
- Guadeloupe18
- Martinique12
- Angola5
- Cabo Verde3
- DR Congo3
- Estados Unidos3
- Brasil1
- Camerún1
- Colombia1
- Guaiana Francesa1
- Haití1
Cities e lugares
- París, Francia5
- Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe4
- Luanda, Angola3
- Fort-de-France, Martinique2
- Le Robert, Martinique2
- Paris 14 Observatoire, Francia2
- São Vicente, Cabo Verde2
- Angoulême, Francia1
- Arrondissement de Port-au-Prince, Haití1
- Barreiro, Portugal1
- Benguela (province), Angola1
- Benguela (city), Angola1
Algúns dos artistas
- Francky VincentPointe-à-Pitre
- IvandroBenguela
- June FreedomBoston
- Kassav’París
- KayshaKinshasaCity in Hawaii USA
- Matieu WhiteGuadeloupe
- Nelson FreitasHolanda
- Rachelle AllisonFrancia
- Zen EyerRio de Janeirobrazil. kgm
- KénédyLes Abymes
- EMiiMontereau-Fault-Yonne
- Jocelyne BéroardFort-de-France
- Michael BenjaminArrondissement de Port-au-Prince
- Monsieur ThibaultLille
- PriscilliaFrancia
- C4 PedroLuanda
- Denis GraçaSão Vicente
- Goldn. BKourou
- LynnshaFrancia
- AtimFrancia
- DissonanceGuadeloupe
- Grace EvoraSão Vicente
- Jocelyn DeloumeauxGuadeloupe
- La Compagnie CréoleParís
Preguntas e respostas
What is zouk?+
Zouk is the dance music of Guadeloupe and Martinique, created by the band Kassav' in the early 1980s and sung mostly in Antillean Creole.
What language is zouk sung in?+
Mostly Antillean Creole, which is one reason the music travelled so widely through other Creole-speaking regions.
Is zouk the same as konpa?+
No. Konpa is Haitian and older; zouk comes from the French Antilles and was shaped in part by Haitian konpa among other Caribbean styles. They are neighbours, not the same genre.