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André Charles and His Quisqueya Ibo Combo Group (Haiti)

André Charles
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.

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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 03:17
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Marie André Charles 04:32
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Femme qui Belle (Beautiful Woman) André Charles 02:42
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Ibo Combo (Ibo Combo Theme Song) André Charles 03:43
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A la Belle Bagaille (Beautiful Thing) André Charles 03:04
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Plat Creole (Creole Food) André Charles 02:13
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Pendant je Dormais (While I Sleep) André Charles 03:45
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202
Bagaille Qui Belle André Charles 03:25
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Fé Acacia (Acacia Leaves) André Charles 03:15
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Jeanette Cherie André Charles 02:21
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Maman'm Coté ou Yé? (Sweetheart, Where Are You?) André Charles 03:10
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Céremonie Farine (Ritual Song) André Charles 04:48