Chouk Bwa & The Ångstromers - Vodou Alé (Bongo Joe)

WHAT THE COVER LOOKS LIKE:

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The Caribbean is a melting pot and Haitian Mizik Rasin has never been shy of Western influence, so a 2020 electronic makeover & window rattling bass injection from The Ångströmers for the old meets new world drum talk of Chouk Bwa for Bongo Joe Records is probably overdue & definitely most welcome.

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WHAT THE RELEASE NOTES SAY:

Afro-Caribbean voodoo polyrhythms meet bass-weight dub electronics on Vodou Alé, the debut full-length collaboration between Haitian six-piece Chouk Bwa and Belgian production duo, The Ångströmers. The traditional and contemporary collide on this nine-track merger of distinct Haitian mizik rasin (roots music) and rumbling electronic production, forging a thrilling and hypnotic dialogue between minimalist sound design and Afro-Haitian drum talk.

Credits:
Jean Claude “Sambaton” Dorvil
lead singer, fè
Maloune Prévaly* & Edèle “Sasufi” Joseph
chorus
Gomez “Djopipi” Henris*, Sadrack “Mazaka Lakwa” Merzier & Jean Rigaud Aimable
traditional drums and chorus
Riscot “Ti moso” Cedieu & Yves “Tiaye” Figaro
traditional drums on Odjay - Nati Kongo
The Ångströmers: Nicolas Esterle & Frédéric Alstadt
electronics
Michael Wolteche
additional keys on Sali Lento
*additional lead singers on Odjay - Nati Kongo

All songs arranged and produced by The Ångströmers
Recorded by the Ångströmers at Les Ateliers Claus Brussels, November 2018 except Odjay - Nati Kongo recorded at Institut Français de Port au Prince Haiti, April 2017
Produced by The Ångströmers at Ångström Studio, January to December 2019
Mixed by The Ångströmers & HHY at Ångström Studio & la Savonnerie studio Brussels November 2019
Mastering by Nicolas Esterle & Frédéric Alstadt
Lacquer cut by Frédéric Alstadt at Ångström Studio January 2020 Executive producer, artistic advisor & mèt akò la Michael Wolteche Graphic design by Félix Vincent
Picture by Eric Desjeux