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The West Indies - a sweet coastline subject to many clich�s from another time. That postcard with coconut trees, a glass of rum to sip on, those so exotic madras dresses... Almost as many as in Compagnie Cr�ole's "doudouist" songs, that say a lot about the misunderstandings from both sides of the ocean. West Indians are still as stuck with this distorted outlook as in the good old days of the colonies. Because, underneath the veneer of moldy images, a completely different reality is woven. 'They beat drums but were never number one' - to misquote the chorus by a Martinique-born French singer. This is the subject of this collection - musicians drumming on percussion as a way of asserting their creolized identity. Songs that tell, in veiled terms, a different reality from what mainlanders were fed with. Special cases, with cries of joy and laments accompanied by cadences, as an invitation to trance, all immersed in the Caribbean melting pot of rhythm.TRACKS:01. Mahy - Antilles M�chant Bateau 02. Guy Conquete - Ban Moin Cl� A Titine03. Dolor - A Dardonnel04. Joseph Lacides - Yo Ka Biguin� Joseph05. Tino Saint-Val Mam'zelle Cancan06. Dolor - Ki Vino07. Dolor - Soci� Cabrite08. Gaby Siarras - Moana09. Joseph Lacides - Citation Cr�ole10. Casimir Letang - M�nage Chalvir�11. Manuela Pioche - Pas Ban Moin Coup12. Gerard Valton - Bel M� A Pr�sent13. Beaujour - Ti T� Ya14. Josianne Saint-Louis - Jeines Ga�ons15. Dolor - Vini Sauv� Moin