Global Grooves — All Formats  

Beautiful work from Haitian singer Toto Bissainthe – a live performance from the mid 80s, but one with a really timeless feel! Toto sings in French throughout – and backing is usually just a bit of guitar and percussion, used sparely so that Bissainthe's vocals ring out beautifully in... read more

Great rolling grooves from the mid 70s – a Haitian combo who work here with plenty of jazzy touches! Guitar is often layered strongly in the rhythms – in ways that link the music strongly to African highlife of the same period – with lots of lively interplay alongside the group's... read more

Bouncing rhythms from Les Loups Noirs – great little grooves that still retain some of the rootsier elements of Haitian music! Percussion is quite heavy on most numbers, and has this bassy quality that you can really feel in the speakers when you turn the record up nice and loud – a... read more

Massive sounds from Scorpio – a group who've got just the right sort of sting you'd expect from their name! The album's got a Haitian music vibe at the start, but often shows some funkier American touches too – particularly in the way the rhythms come together on some of the harder... read more

Four great albums from this hip Haitian group – all packaged together in one nicely-priced set! First up is Back To Stay – a set that features Haitian grooves, but from the New York scene – making for an excellent mix of modes that really keeps things interesting! The core... read more

Two spoken word albums from Maurice Sixto – both representing a much deeper side of Haitian culture than you might expect, with a literate richness that feels more like some Parisian recordings of the 60s! French language throughout – and the package features two full length albums!... read more

Unusual stuff – a spoken word document on Haitian culture, presented entirely in French! Maurice Sixtoo has a pretty compelling speaking style – and the album features one long recitation, which takes up both sides of the record!... read more

A pair of groovers from this legendary Caribbean ensemble – packaged together in one sweet set! On the cover of Message, the group is wearing some pretty sweet leisure suits – and the album's got some equally sweet grooves to match – the bouncy blend of horns, percussion, and... read more

Ten years in for the Tabou Combo – and the group's sounding funkier than ever! The album's got a groove that's even tighter than some of their earliest records – and there's a definite funky feel to the music at times – not just Haitian styles, but a nice US influence too –... read more

A tropical combo, but one with a definite Haitian bent – from the French-language lyrics, right down to the warm rhythms at the core! The album's got a really great blend of trumpet, guitar, and accordion – the last of which is used more like an organ, in ways that are slow-paced,... read more