Dit is zo’n plaat waarop de nummers elkaar bijna naadloos opvolgen. Het is dan heel lastig ze te scheiden zonder fouten te maken. Ik kies er daarom maar voor er één take per kant van te maken. Het is er … Continue reading →

01 – Gratteur 02 – Vieux frère 03 – Moin toujou chanté 04 – Vini dansé 05 – Guepe pannole 06 – Rin min 07 – Nou pral á munich 08 – Pas sept trois l’as

We hadden er al een stuk of vijf en er wachten er nog een zwikkie. Les Shleu-Shleu is een Haïtiaanse groep heerlijke instrumentalisten die keer op keer weet te verrassen. Van begin tot eind lekkere deuntjes die je zeker niet … Continue reading →

I’ve heard somewhere Shleu Shleu was the name of some mysterious tribe, great. These guys were no part of the tribe but used their name. Les Shleu Shleu were here before, some of the songs on this album were also … Continue reading →

Good morning, I just learned through comment by Jean-Luc that the drummer of the Original Shleu-Shleu, Smith Jean-Baptiste has recently released his book ‘My Musical Journey and Les Shleu-Shleu’ on Amazon. An album that demonstrates his powerful percussion perfectly is … Continue reading →

Wikipedia Discogs Succès des Shleu-Shleu à Paris 1972 6ème Anniversaire 1971 Les Shleu-Shleu Les Shleu-Shleu 1975 Original Shleu-Shleu 1975 Acé Frapé 1973 Toujours le Même 1974 Grille ta Cigarette 1973 A New York 1973 Cé La Ou Yé 1970 Skah-Shah … Continue reading →

Yesterday I saw a movie that played in Paris, when thinking of the trips I made to that marvelous city, it seems almost a lifetime ago. For almost a year we’re stuck with this crazy situation in which we can’t … Continue reading →

Somehow 1973 was a magical year in music, time after time I find records from that year that touch me in a special way. Probably just superstition on my part, one way or the other, today we find this album … Continue reading →

It was somewhere in 2008 that our French friend Arnaud told me about compas from Haïti. Until then I hadn’t heard of it. In the mean time we are 11 years further in time and I col- lected hundreds of … Continue reading →

I got lucky last week when visiting our capital, went there with my son to see the late Rembrandt exposition in the new and improved Rijksmuseum. It was astonishing to see all them famous paintings we all know. Very inspiring … Continue reading →

It’s been 4 days since I found the time for some posts. Been busy doing other things, but today we’re back with something we didn’t see yet at the GG. Some time ago, one of our loyal visitors, who lives … Continue reading →