André Charles and His Quisqueya Ibo Combo Group (Haiti)
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
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Une Fille pour ma Gout (A Girl for my Taste) | André Charles | 3:17 | |
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102
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Marie | André Charles | 4:32 | |
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103
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Femme qui Belle (Beautiful Woman) | André Charles | 2:42 | |
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104
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Ibo Combo (Ibo Combo Theme Song) | André Charles | 3:43 | |
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105
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A la Belle Bagaille (Beautiful Thing) | André Charles | 3:04 | |
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106
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Plat Creole (Creole Food) | André Charles | 2:13 | |
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201
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Pendant je Dormais (While I Sleep) | André Charles | 3:45 | |
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202
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Bagaille Qui Belle | André Charles | 3:25 | |
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203
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Fé Acacia (Acacia Leaves) | André Charles | 3:15 | |
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204
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Jeanette Cherie | André Charles | 2:21 | |
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205
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Maman'm Coté ou Yé? (Sweetheart, Where Are You?) | André Charles | 3:10 | |
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206
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Céremonie Farine (Ritual Song) | André Charles | 4:48 |
Album Info
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