| Michel, Emeline / Rasin Kreyol |
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| Album: | Rasin Kreyol | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Michel, Emeline | Added: | Oct 2004 | |
| Label: | Times Square Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-02-13 | Pull Date: | 2005-04-17 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Mar 27 | Mar 20 | Mar 13 | Mar 6 | Feb 27 | Feb 20 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 20, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian Bp Kote'w | 4. | Jan 29, 2008: | At the Cafe Bohemian Ban'm La Jwa | |
| 2. | Jul 08, 2008: | Deep Fried & Sanctified Non'm Sa | 5. | Jun 12, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian Bp Kote'w | |
| 3. | Mar 19, 2008: | Eran Mukamel (Reaganomics) Ban'm La Jwa | 6. | Oct 31, 2006: | At the Cafe Bohemian Interlude (Soufle Van) |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2005-02-02 | ||
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The Haitian (now based in NY) diva delivers a strong release that celebrates her Rasin Kreyol (Creole roots). Ranging from pop to jazz, to more traditional sound, all tracks feature her rich, warm, emotional voice. Backed by a strong band w/some especially good percussion. Most songs w/a political message. In French & Creole *1. Starts lazy, gets into a nice lively sound. 2. Upbeat Calypso/jazz groove. *3. Mostly midtempo w/nice work from chorus/band. Sweet. 4. Child talking, down/midtempo, lightly swaying. *5. Bright, jazz-infused love song w/a Caribbean feel. 6. Sexy mid/uptempo blend of voices/horn/perc. 7. Reggae-infused AIDS-awareness song. 8. Haunting blend of voices. Slow, almost creepy. Too short. *9. Upbeat & driving w/some great percussion. *10. Fast, funky blend of horns/perc/vocals. 11.Spoken, only :14 long, can go right into 12. *12. Perc, wordless vocals. Midtempo, full of yearning. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Bel Kongo | 7. | Zikap | |||
| 2. | Ban'm La Jwa | 8. | Interlude (Soufle Van) | |||
| 3. | Beni-Yo | 9. | Lo'm Kanpe | |||
| 4. | Nasyon Soley | 10. | Bp Kote'w | |||
| 5. | La Karidad | 11. | Interlude (Mon Reve) | |||
| 6. | Non'm Sa | 12. | Mon Reve |