dited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series about Caribbean "Gwada" rhythm.
Part II of this pancocojams series showcases a sound file mix of songs with the Gwada rhythm, including Bunji Garlin's ""Go Ask Yuh Mudda". Selected comments from the discussion thread of this sound file are also included in that post.
Some information about St. Lucian Kuduro music (Dennery Segment) is given in the Addendum to this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/05/bunji-garlin-go-ask-yuh-mudda.html for Part I of this series. Part I presents information about Gwada rhythm and showcases a YouTube sound file of Bunji Garlin's November 2017 record "Go Ask Yuh Mudda".
Information about Bunji Garlin is also included in this post along with selected comments from the discussion thread of this sound file.
An article about Bouyon artist Asa Bantan (who is mentioned in one of the selected comments in this compilation) is given in the Addendum to this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those recording artists who are featured in this mix. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube.
****
INFORMATION ABOUT GWADA MUSIC
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Guadeloupe#Bouyon_gwada
"Bouyon (Boo-Yon) is a form of popular music of Dominica, also known as jump up music in Guadeloupe and Martinique. The best-known band in the genre is Windward Caribbean Kulture (WCK), who originated the style in 1988 by experimenting with a fusion of cadence-lypso, jing ping and other traditional dances.
Due to the popularity of Triple K International, Ncore, and the New generation of bouyon bands who toured the French Antilles, a popular offshoot of bouyon from Guadeloupe is call bouyon gwada.[10] The jump up had its heyday from the 90s with songs such as Met Veye WCK, but remained stamped background music or carnival. Over the years, thanks to inter-trade with the Dominicans and the mass participation of Guadeloupe at the World Creole Music Festival, the flagship group as Triple kay and MFR band began to democratize and local artists were inducted including the remix Allo Triple kay with Daly and "Big Ting Poppin 'Daly alone.
A popular offshoot within the bouyon gwada is call bouyon hardcore, a style characterized by its lewd and violent lyrics. Popular Bouyon gwada musicians include, Wee Low, Suppa, Doc J, Yellow gaza, etc.”
****
SHOWCASE SOUND FILE: #GwadaRiddim #ForceItRiddim
DjeasyPromoTV, Published on Nov 11, 2017
Take us back in time when we use to Jam to sounds of just whistles, conch shell and congo drums. #GwadaRiddim reminds us of just that. Our sound. Our culture. Our heritage on one riddim. Last year we brought you the #ForceItRiddim, this year, TeamFoxxMusic introduces the great #GwadaRiddim Featuring BUNJI GARLIN, FYAN LYONNS, MOTTO & FADDA FOX, MARZVILLE & STABBY, SKINNY BANTON & MR LEGZ. This is pace for Trinidad Carnival 2018! Lets Go!
Produced by Lashley ' Motto ' Winter
[...]
Tracklist
Bunji Garlin - GO ASK YUH MUDDA
Skinny Banton - AYE
Fyan Lyonns - TOUCH IT
Mr.Legz - MUST WET ( Do Ting )
GWADA RIDDIM - TeamFoxxMusic
Motto & Fadda Fox - SHELL DOWN DAT
Bunji Garlin - GO STACK A DOLLAR
Marzville & Stabby - FOG UP
-snip-
Statistics as of May 23, 2019 9:00 AM
total # of views - 81,297
total # of likes- 771
total # of dislikes - 46
total # of comments- 32
****
SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS SOUND FILE'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Here are selected comments from this sound file's discussion thread with numbers added for referencing purposes only:
All of these comments are from 2018
1. Anthony Fatal
"St. Lucia stand up!!! 🇱🇨🇱🇨"
**
2. Soca Freak
"look a riddim nice , just imagine bunji garlin have 2 songs on that riddim that alone telling you it wickedd . djeasy di mix badd 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"
**
3. Joel Lord
Joel Lord
"This riddim is 🔥. I got this on repeat. 🕺 🕺 🕺"
**
4. music lover
"dah riddim bad sounding like a bouyon"
**
REPLY
5. Shenell Edward
"music lover Lucian riddim Kuduro music"
**
REPLY
6. K.F.J Joseph
"Shenell Edward more bouyon than kuduro. Matter fact this is bouyon regardless of what they call it"
**
REPLY
7. Shenell Edward
"K.F.J Joseph nah maybe this particular riddim sounds like a bouyon but kuduro is not bouyon....#bornandraisedstlucian"
**
REPLY
8. K.F.J Joseph
"Shenell Edward yes I was talking about this particular riddim. I know what kuduro music is. Was born and raised in dominica and I'm very familiar with the music that was and is still being produced in Dominica. I also try to educate my self about other music from the Caribbean as well."
-snip-
Information about St. Lucian Kudoro music is given in the Addendum below.
**
9. H Washin
"Somebody pass the paint, powdah and shellz. The riddim is problems come Jouvert."
-snip-
In the Caribbean, jouvert is the official start of carnival, at dawn on the Monday preceding Lent.
**
10. Melly Rose
"I love this riddem😍😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"
**
11. maverickjb10
"Jouvert time!!"
**
12. Jenelle Garraway
"Go ask ya Mmm..... Love it!!! Everyone came hard wit lyrics!"
**
13. JAM
"Dis riddim ya bad!!!!!"
**
14. Nomathemba Akwaugo
"Dis riddim too bad......"
**
15. Natamic26
"Bouyon to deeee wooooorld!!"
****
ADDENDUM: INFORMATION ABOUT ST. LUCIAN KUDORO MUSIC (DENNERY SEGMENT)
From http://www.largeup.com/2018/01/03/dennery-segment-st-lucia-soca/
..."In recent years, soca has evolved into so many new forms and sub-genres, it’s been hard to track them all. Sometimes elements from EDM music are used to rock a fete. Other times a dancehall-inspired, bashment approach is taken to lock enthusiasts in and keep the party (and waist lines) going.
The most notable recent development in soca music is currently belting out of St. Lucia. Kuduro music, wild drums and key Kreyòl lyrics come together in what’s become known as the “Dennery Segment,” a raw, infectious style that’s been referred to as “the bacchanal within the bacchanal.” But, to call this sound new would be inaccurate. Although it has just begun to penetrate soca’s mainstream in the last year, it has been circulating on islands like St. Lucia, Martinique and Guadeloupe for about a decade.
What exactly is a Dennery Segment? To understand what a Dennery Segment is, you have to first understand where it came from. Originally termed as Lucian Kuduro, it’s a style derived from the original Kuduro sound that developed in the West African nation of Angola. Paired with elements of zouk (the sound of the French Caribbean), Lucian percussions and Kreyòl lyrics, it took on a life of its own in St. Lucia. More recently, it’s been re-dubbed “Dennery Segment” after the town in St. Lucia’s Mabouya Valley where the sound was birthed. When selectors begin to play raw, suggestive tracks with a Kreyòl accent like Freezy’s “Split In Di Middle,” you’ve entered the Dennery Segment.
[...]
Compared to other strains of soca, Dennery Segment tracks have a simple build, an aggressive drum pattern, and some of the most explicit lyrics… if you can understand them, that is. Nearly all Dennery Segment tracks are colored with lyrics in Kreyòl and other St. Lucian slangs.
“Lucian Kuduro/Dennery Segment is different from commercial soca because of the pacing and the unique delivery that St. Lucians have,” says Lashley Winter, better known as Motto, one of the most prolific producers of Lucian kuduro. A popular artist himself, his credits include the Force It riddim and his own “Bend Down” (often styled as “Bend Dong”).
“When it comes to elements in production, I would say you would have to look at the BPM (beats per minute),” Motto says, breaking down the elements of a Dennery Segment/Lucian Kuduro beat. “Anything above 140 [can be] Lucian Kuduro, anything below that [can] not. It’s usually a straightforward bass line. Other soca is more melodic, there are more chords and arrangements. Lucian Kuduro only has one lead instrument, and that one instrument usually carries the entire beat or carries the entire drum on the rhythm.”"...
-snip-
Here's a link to a sound file of St. Lucian Kuduro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEaUtoBcwRk Stinger - Half Half (Kuduro 2017 Music) St.Lucia 2016 #KMD
****
This concludes Part II of this two part pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
No comments:
Post a Comment