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Swing Karaib
This is Patrick Saint-Eloi's first album after he officially left Kassav' in early 2002. He had recorded a number of excellent solo albums previous to this album, and all of them bear the stamp of his relentless brand of Antillean swing. Swing Karaib is chock-full of very danceable zouk right from the downbeat of the title track, in which he sings of Caribbean unity carried along by monster basslines and sparkling horns. Jacob Desvarieux of Kassav' plays guitar on the first three tracks along with the adept and ubiquitous Thierry Delannay. "Pou la Pe" is another power track that fits in a tasteful Congolese-flavored guitar riff. This track is for his country and the people who need respect, ...
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