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Majestik Zouk was Kassav's second release on the Columbia label. The first release on this label, Vini Pou, was ironically one of their weaker efforts. Possibly in reaction to the tepid response to the first album on an American major label, Kassav fired up the zouk machine and came out with this album of strong and varied material. The opening track by Jean-Philippe Marthely burns things up with its high wattage merengue-tinged rhythm. There is also the classic "Ou Le," one of the most popular songs that Kassav ever recorded. It is another one of their well-known anthems, and is French Antillean music at its best, simply melodic and very rhythmic. "Dezodie" is another outstanding track that moves. However, the American music market virtually ignored the album and, although Kassav went on to produce a few more albums on Sony-Columbia, zouk was slow to infiltrate the American music scene. Recommended.
© Mark Romano /TiVo
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Jean-Philippe Marthély, Writer - Kassav', MainArtist - Patrick Saint-Eloi, Guitar, Percussion - Jean-Pierre Ramirez, MainArtist
© 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL ℗ 1989 Bmg Rights Management France
Kassav', Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Patrick Saint-Eloi, Composer
© 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL ℗ 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL
Jacob Desvarieux, Performance - Jocelyne Beroard, Composer, Lyricist - Georges Decimus, Composer, Lyricist - Kassav', MainArtist
© 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL ℗ 1989 Sony Music entertainment France sas
Jean Claude Naimro, Writer - Wilfrid Fontaine, Writer - Kassav', Vocals, MainArtist
© 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL ℗ 1989 Bmg Rights Management France
Jacob Desvarieux, Composer, Lyricist - Pierre Edouard Decimus, Composer, Lyricist - Kassav', Vocals, MainArtist
© 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL ℗ 1989 Sony Music entertainment France sas
Jacques Douglas M'Bida, Composer - Kassav', Vocals, Performance, MainArtist
© 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL ℗ 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL
Jacob Desvarieux, Composer - Kassav', Vocals, Performance, MainArtist
© 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL ℗ 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL
Jean-Claude Naimro, Composer - Kassav', Vocals, Performance, MainArtist
© 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL ℗ 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL
Claude Vamur, Composer - Kassav', Vocals, Performance, MainArtist
© 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL ℗ 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL
Georges Decimus, Lyricist - Pierre Edouard Decimus, Composer - Kassav', MainArtist
© 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL ℗ 1989 Bmg Rights Management France
Album review
Majestik Zouk was Kassav's second release on the Columbia label. The first release on this label, Vini Pou, was ironically one of their weaker efforts. Possibly in reaction to the tepid response to the first album on an American major label, Kassav fired up the zouk machine and came out with this album of strong and varied material. The opening track by Jean-Philippe Marthely burns things up with its high wattage merengue-tinged rhythm. There is also the classic "Ou Le," one of the most popular songs that Kassav ever recorded. It is another one of their well-known anthems, and is French Antillean music at its best, simply melodic and very rhythmic. "Dezodie" is another outstanding track that moves. However, the American music market virtually ignored the album and, although Kassav went on to produce a few more albums on Sony-Columbia, zouk was slow to infiltrate the American music scene. Recommended.
© Mark Romano /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:44
- Main artists: Kassav'
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Mgmt France SARL
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL ℗ 1989 BMG Rights Management (France) SARL
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