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01. Henri Guedon - Eti Yo
02. Henri Guedon - Fin Di Monde
03. Henri Guedon - La Haut Dans Montane La
04. Henri Guedon - Can'naval Nou
05. Henri Guedon - Racine
06. Henri Guedon - Karma
07. Henri Guedon - An Ti Fi
08. Henri Guedon - Pa Civilize Moin
09. Henri Guedon - Man Palé Mayïé
ARTIST
TITLE
Karma
FORMAT
CD

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CATALOG #
ON 002CD ON 002CD
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RELEASE DATE
2/25/2022

Outre-National Records present a CD reissue of Henri Guédon's Karma, originally released in 1975. Henri Guédon is an artistic legend from Martinique. Musician, painter, sculptor and one of the main architects of modern Caribbean/Antilles music. Taking the music to truly new and progressive territory from the late 1960s onward. Karma, his second album, is one of the holy grails of the Caribbean cosmic Latin/jazz scene, near impossible to find in this day and age. Released in 1975 on a small Parisian label, La Voix Du Globe, a label releasing Algerian, Moroccan and Egyptian records, the album was an anomalous release in their catalog. Karma was a convincing and unswerving statement following his stunning landmark debut LP (Cosmozouk Percussion). Incorporating African, Latin, and West Indies styles (Gwoka, Mazouk, Biguine, Bel-Air, Bomba...) with cosmic synths swirling all over intense roots percussion. The songs are propelled with a spiritual jazz vibe mixing with deep ethno-folk music from Martinique and Guadeloupe. The LP belongs to the same vein as as Marius Cultier, Louis Xavier or William Onyeabor for its totally original take on a hybrid music.