André Charles and His Quisqueya Ibo Combo Group

Haitian vocalist and composer André Charles was a Romantic who thoroughly appreciated “Une femme qui belle” (“a beautiful woman”). Songs composed for the Port-au-Prince-based Ibo Combo, popular during the 1970s, are nostalgic tributes to “le Belle Bagaille” (“Beautiful Thing”) that nod to peyizan (peasant) folk practices.

EN ESPAÑOL

El vocalista y compositor Haitiano André Charles fue un romántico profundamente apreciado por ”Une femme qui belle“ (una bella mujer). Canciones compuestas por el Combo Ibo Port-au-Prince-based, popular durante la década de 1970, son tributos nostálgicos de ”Le Belle Bagaille“ que asienten a las prácticas populares Peyizan (campesino en idioma haitiano.

Track Listing

101	Une Fille pour ma Gout (A Girl for my Taste) André Charles	03:17
102	Marie André Charles	04:32
103	Femme qui Belle (Beautiful Woman) André Charles	02:42
104	Ibo Combo (Ibo Combo Theme Song) André Charles	03:43
105	A la Belle Bagaille (Beautiful Thing) André Charles	03:04
106	Plat Creole (Creole Food) André Charles	02:13
201	Pendant je Dormais (While I Sleep) André Charles	03:45
202	Bagaille Qui Belle André Charles	03:25
203	Fé Acacia (Acacia Leaves) André Charles	03:15
204	Jeanette Cherie André Charles	02:21
205	Maman'm Coté ou Yé? (Sweetheart, Where Are You?) André Charles	03:10
206	Céremonie Farine (Ritual Song) André Charles	04:48