Majestik Zouk
| Majestik Zouk | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 20, 1989 | |||
| Genre | Zouk | |||
| Length | 39:47 | |||
| Label | Columbia/CBS | |||
| Producer | Jacob Desvarieux[1] | |||
| Kassav' chronology | ||||
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Majestik Zouk is an album by the French Caribbean music group Kassav'.[2] It was released in 1989 by Columbia Records in the United States, and internationally by CBS Records International.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
The New York Times wrote that "the accompaniment flits from calypso on synthesizers to abbreviated horn riffs over a tangle of African percussion."[6] The Washington Post wrote that "the grooves are established by the locked-together, pause-and-push rhythms of guitarist Jacob Desvarieux and bassist Georges Decimus."[1] The Gazette opined that "if you can get past the programmed drums, you'll be thrilled by the rhythms, uplifted by the brass ... and charmed by the classy singing."[7]
Track listing
- "'Se Dam' Bonjou (Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen)"
- "Djoni (Johnny)"
- "Wép (Hey)"
- "Raché Tche (Sorrow)"
- "Ou Lé (Would You Like)"
- "Dézodiè (Unstable)"
- "Konkibin (Concubine)"
- "Doméyis (Domeus)"
- "An Mwé (Help!)"
- "Apré Zouk La (After Zouk)"
References
- 1 2 "World Beat, with a French Accent". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ↑ "Kassav' Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ "Kassav': Majestik Zouk". Robert Christgau.
- ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 388.
- ↑ Miles, Milo (January 21, 1990). "World Beat Has Become an Industry". The New York Times.
- ↑ Feist, Daniel (7 Dec 1989). "Majestik Kassav". The Gazette. p. C2.
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