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  Zouk chouv - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zouk chouv is a musical genre of Martinique and Guadeloupe.
Zouk chouv evolved from chouval bwa, adding electric instrumentation.
Zouk Chouv is also an album by Marce et Tumpak produced by Hibiscus Records.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zouk_chouv   (124 words)

  
 Music of Martinique and Guadeloupe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zouk's origins are in the folk music of Martinique and Guadeloupe, especially Martinican chouval bwa and Guadeloupan gwo ka, and the pan-Caribbean calypso tradition.
Elements of gwo ka, tambour, ti bwa and biguine vidé are prominent in zouk.
Zouk live shows soon began to draw on American and European rock and heavy metal traditions, and the genre spread across the world, primarily in developing countries.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Martinique_and_Guadeloupe   (1397 words)

  
 Popular Zouk Music of Martinique - Sound Clip - MSN Encarta
Performed at fairs, carnivals, and in local discos, zouk music from Martinique merges West African-influenced indigenous drums and percussive instruments with electronic instrumentation.
Indigenous instruments such as the tambour (large drum and lead instrument), chacha (tin can filled with stones), and t-bois (thin bamboo sticks) are paired with guitars, horns, synthesizers, and a drum set.
"Zouk Chouv!" from Marce et Tumpak: Zouk Chouv' (Cat.# CDORB 035) (p)1987 Rhytmo-Disc.
encarta.msn.com /media_461532875/Popular_Zouk_Music_of_Martinique.html   (115 words)

  
 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Music of Martinique and Guadeloupe
Since its development, chouval bwa has diversifed into genres like zouk chouv, which includes electric instrumentation and has been popularized by Claude Germany, Tumpak, Dede Saint-Prix, and Pakatak.
Gwo ka is often accompanied it by another type of percussion instrument called twi ba as well as vocal elements.
Kadans dominated Martinican music until the mid-1980s, when zouk appeared as a combination of Indian, European, African and American musics.
fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Music_of_Martinique   (573 words)

  
 Marce et Toumpak - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Drummer Marce Pago, along with Dede St. Prix, took the torch first lit by Eugene Mona in the '70s and ran with it to bridge the gap between the growing early-'80s zouk scene and a rural percussive form of Martiniquan music called chouval bwa.
Marce coined the term for this new form, "zouk chouv'," with his 1987 album of the same name.
His early albums, prior to Zouk Chouv', are not strong on electric instruments and are, in fact, in many ways more in keeping with the return-to-roots trend of the '90s.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,463105,00.html   (280 words)

  
 GUADELOUPE MUSIC
Zouk music has been the 1980's most copied new rhythm.
implied that zouk constituted a banner for the cultural unity of Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Nowadays, the zouk flag is being carried by two main groups: West Indies Attitude and
pegasus.cc.ucf.edu /~leticee/islands/guadeloupe/gua_music.html   (1057 words)

  
 Welcome to the Best of New Orleans! Cover Story 04 22 03
When Marce and Toumpak arrive at this year's Jazz Fest, audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy the most exciting pop music coming out of the French Antilles island of Martinique.
The style is called "zouk chouv'," a unique blend of traditional hand-drumming, bamboo flute and unusual staccato singing mixed with electric guitars, keyboards and trap drums.
Based on Marce's past appearances in Louisiana, it can be said unequivocally that zouk chouv' is most satisfying to world-music fans who favor rootsy music with a contemporary punch.
www.bestofneworleans.com /dispatch/2003-04-22/feat5.html   (429 words)

  
 Afropop Worldwide
Gwoka: Percussion and street rhythm from the Antilles that has influenced zouk.
makozouk: Fusion of makossa and zouk made primarily by Cameroonian composers in Paris.
zouk chouv: Fusion of traditional Martinique style, chouval bois, with electric instruments and zouk influence.
www.afropop.org /explore/glossary.php   (3496 words)

  
 The Official Home of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This year’s international focus is on the sensuous Creole joie de vivre of Martinique, a little piece of France nestled in the Caribbean.
At the Fest, world beat supergroup Kassav will play their original rhythmic creation, zouk, a fast-paced dance music mixing indigenous folk, funk, and rock beats.
Marcé et Toumpak, an electrified zouk chouv band, promises to entertain Festivalgoers with their high-energy, percussion-driven sounds.
www.nojazzfest.com /pr/pr021603b.html   (830 words)

  
 The Official Home of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Exotic in name only, these musical styles will captivate audiences with their universal rhythms and natural melodies, and will bring to light the dynamic cultural connections between Louisiana and Martinique.
Marcé, whose years with the Grand Ballet de Martinique give him a strong background in the rhythms of his island, sometimes calls on a traditional lineup of hand drums, ti bwa bamboo percussion and flute within his group to deliver a folksy side of the musical picture.
When he adds trap set drums, electric guitar, bass and keyboards to the mix, he moves into the contemporary sound called zouk chouv'.
www.nojazzfest.com /pr/martinique.html   (952 words)

  
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Adapting carnival music of the Caribbean to modern musical techniques, Kassav gave birth to Zouk.
Mixing the new and the old, Marcé et Toumpak keep the excitement of Zouk hot with their unique style of Zouk Chouv.
Singing of the happiness and sadness of everyday life with such an energetic, rhythmic sound, you’ll find it hard not to dance.
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 Zouk Chouv': Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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 Shock Records - ZOUK CHOUV - MARCE ET TUMPAK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Shock Records - ZOUK CHOUV - MARCE ET TUMPAK
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