{"id":93883,"date":"2021-12-08T11:47:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T10:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=93883"},"modified":"2021-12-08T11:47:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T10:47:37","slug":"lespri-ka-compilation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/lespri-ka-compilation\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00e8spri Ka, 30 years of gwoka music in one compilation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Labels S\u00e9ance Centre and Time Capsule explore the innovative and radical soul of Guadeloupe through ten contemporary and past gwoka songs, composed by a multitude of artists.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In the words of Guadeloupean composer and author G\u00e9rard Lockel, \u201c<em>gwoka is the soul of Guadeloupe&#8221;<\/em>. Rooted in the practices of enslaved African people and their descendants in Guadeloupe, the genre has always sought to express the spirit of resistance authentic to the island, while evolving throughout the second half of the twentieth century to include funk, jazz and electronic influences. The compilation <em>L\u00e8spri Ka: New Directions in Gwoka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-2010<\/em> explores precisely the style\u2019s most radical changes, and its blend of traditional repertoires with genre-defying experimentation. Whether heard in the cosmic music of Freydy Doressamy, or the jazz funk inflections of Gui Konket, the music here is united by the feeling of \u201csantiman ka\u201d, crucial to the identity of Guadeloupe at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As co-curator C\u00e9dric Lassonde (Beauty &amp; The Beat) writes: \u201c<em>What unifies these selections is the depth of the compositions, the experimentation around the santiman ka, and the spirit of resistance and liberation against slavery, be it modern or ancestral. With a thirst for innovation typical of the island\u2019s creole culture, the ka spirit is deeply rooted in collective history and in a quest for identity<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1618796767\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seance-centre.bandcamp.com\/album\/l-spri-ka-new-directions-in-gwoka-music-from-guadeloupe-1981-2010\">L\u00e9spri Ka: New Directions in Gwoka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-2010 by S\u00e9ance Centre<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The compilation aims to bring the sound of modern gwoka to a wider audience, with many of the featured musicians still active today. Presented as a double LP, the release features a specially commissioned essay by Guadeloupean musician Marie-Line Dahomey, and extensive liner notes from the curators. \u201cMatla La Mouy\u00e9\u201d by Michel Laurent is already available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seance-centre.bandcamp.com\/album\/l-spri-ka-new-directions-in-gwoka-music-from-guadeloupe-1981-2010\" target=\"_blank\"><em>L\u00e9spri Ka: New Directions in Gwoka Music from Guadeloupe 1981\u200b-\u200b2010<\/em><\/a>, out on January 28, 2022 via Time Capsule and S\u00e9ance Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lespri-ka-seance-centre-time-capsule-1010x1010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lespri-ka-seance-centre-time-capsule-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lespri-ka-seance-centre-time-capsule-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lespri-ka-seance-centre-time-capsule-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lespri-ka-seance-centre-time-capsule-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lespri-ka-seance-centre-time-capsule-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lespri-ka-seance-centre-time-capsule-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lespri-ka-seance-centre-time-capsule-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lespri-ka-seance-centre-time-capsule-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lespri-ka-seance-centre-time-capsule-73x73.jpg 73w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lespri-ka-seance-centre-time-capsule.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labels S\u00e9ance Centre and Time Capsule explore the innovative and radical soul of Guadeloupe through ten contemporary and past gwoka songs, composed by a multitude of artists.&nbsp; In the words of Guadeloupean composer and author [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":93887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3944],"tags":[39351,41061,41060],"location":[8004],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93883"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=93883"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=93883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}