Majestik Zouk

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Majestik Zouk
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Studio album by
Kassav'
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1989
Genre Zouk
Length39:47
Label Columbia/CBS
Producer Jacob Desvarieux [1]
Kassav' chronology
Au Zenith
(1987)		Majestik Zouk
(1989)		Tékit Izi
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau B [3]
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Majestik Zouk is an album by the French Caribbean music group Kassav'. [5] It was released in 1989 by Columbia Records in the United States, and internationally by CBS Records International.

Contents

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote that "the accompaniment flits from calypso on synthesizers to abbreviated horn riffs over a tangle of African percussion." [6] The Washington Post wrote that "the grooves are established by the locked-together, pause-and-push rhythms of guitarist Jacob Desvarieux and bassist Georges Decimus." [1] The Gazette opined that "if you can get past the programmed drums, you'll be thrilled by the rhythms, uplifted by the brass ... and charmed by the classy singing." [7]

Track listing

  1. "'Se Dam' Bonjou (Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen)"
  2. "Djoni (Johnny)"
  3. "Wép (Hey)"
  4. "Raché Tche (Sorrow)"
  5. "Ou Lé (Would You Like)"
  6. "Dézodiè (Unstable)"
  7. "Konkibin (Concubine)"
  8. "Doméyis (Domeus)"
  9. "An Mwé (Help!)"
  10. "Apré Zouk La (After Zouk)"

References

  1. 1 2 "WORLD BEAT, WITH A FRENCH ACCENT". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ↑ AllMusic review
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: Album: Kassav': Majestik Zouk". robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 388.
  5. ↑ "Kassav' | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ Miles, Milo (January 21, 1990). "RECORDINGS; World Beat Has Become An Industry" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ↑ Feist, Daniel (7 Dec 1989). "MAJESTIK KASSAV". The Gazette. p. C2.
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