{"id":42346,"date":"2018-05-29T15:05:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T13:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/strut-records-pays-tribute-to-french-caribbean-label-disques-debs\/"},"modified":"2021-02-11T12:05:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T11:05:21","slug":"strut-records-pays-tribute-to-french-caribbean-label-disques-debs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/strut-records-pays-tribute-to-french-caribbean-label-disques-debs\/","title":{"rendered":"Strut Records pays tribute to French Caribbean label Disques Debs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"pam-featured-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14644 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs-Strut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1041\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs-Strut.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs-Strut-759x542.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs-Strut-1010x721.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs-Strut-661x472.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs-Strut-465x332.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs-Strut-375x268.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>The compilation series\u00a0explore the archives of one of the greatest of all French Caribbean labels, Disques Debs out of Guadeloupe.<\/h3>\n<p>Created by\u00a0the late Henri Debs during the late \u201850s, Disques Debs was a label and a studio that released\u00a0over 300 7\u201d singles and 200 LPs, covering styles varying from early biguine and bolero to zouk and reggae. It\u00a0played a pivotal role in bringing the cr\u00e9ole music of Guadeloupe and Martinique to a wider international audience.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=585080663\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"http:\/\/strut.bandcamp.com\/album\/disques-debs-international-vol-1\">Disques Debs International Vol. 1 by Various Artists<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>An<em>\u00a0Island Story: Biguine, Afro Latin &amp; Musique Antillaise 1960-1972\u00a0<\/em>is the first volume of this series. It&#8217;s focused on the first decade\u00a0of the label\u2019s existence and takes in big band orchestras, home-grown stars, touring bands and a new generation that would emerge at the end of the \u201860s. Early releases were recorded in the back of Henri\u2019s shop in Pointe-a- Pitre, from his own sextet playing percussive biguines to young saxophonist Edouard Benoit, leader of Les Maxels and regular arranger for Debs bands. Other artists ranged from big bands like Orchestre Esperanza and Orchestre Caribbean Jazz to poet and radio personality Casimir \u201cCaso\u201d L\u00e9tang and folkloric gwo ka artist Sydney Leremon. Debs also capitalised on recording foreign touring artists visiting Guadeloupe during the early \u201860s including Haitian trumpeter Raymond Cicault and Trinidadian bandleader Cyril Diaz.<\/p>\n<p>Compiled by Hugo Mendez (Sofrito) and Emile Omar (Radio Nova), \u2018Disques Debs International\u2019 is released in conjunction with Henri Debs Et Fils and Air Caraibes. The package features a host of rare and unseen photos from the Debs archive with both formats featuring extensive sleeve notes and interviews with Philippe Debs and Max \u201cMaxo\u201d Severin of Les Vikings. Volumes 2 and 3 follow in 2019.*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">*Text from Strut Records<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Read next: <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/ostinato-records-musical-storytelling-to-rebuild-ruined-countries\/\">Ostinato Records: musical storytelling to rebuild ruined countries<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14643\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs-759x481.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs-661x419.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs-465x295.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Debs-375x238.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The compilation series\u00a0explore the archives of one of the greatest of all French Caribbean labels, Disques Debs out of Guadeloupe. 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