A blog about world and global music from a guy who co-hosts the KUNM Global Music Show, 89.9 FM Albuquerque/Santa Fe, http://www.kunm.org. I post one song a day, with reflections on the music, life, and whatever else comes into my mind.
Sunday, March 18, 2018
Life's a Carnival: King Posse and "Retounen"
Today's tune is called Retounen, and it was performed by King Posse, a Haitian band rap, ragga and carnival band that was active in the 1990s and that has roots in Haitian carnival. They sang in Haitian creole and created songs that are Haitian carnival staples. But, I couldn't find a bio of the band with any detail, only testimonials about how great they were. At least two of the band members have passed away. Retounen is from their 1997 album I Like It and can also be found on the 2001 various artists compilation Putumayo Presents: Carnival.
Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.
Source: https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Posse
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carnival,
global,
Haiti,
I Like It,
King Posse,
KUNM,
Megan Kamerick,
Michael Hess,
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Putumayo,
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Retounen,
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