1. Mandolin - Donatier, Franck
2. Mi Se La - Fanfant, Thierry
3. Pa Manyen Fanm Nan - Mendes, Ramiro
4. Parfum des Iles - Mariepin
5. Ki Demon Sa-a
6. Man Biswenw' - Alger, J-L
7. Moso Manman - Michel, Emeline
8. Kanpe Sou Yon Bit - Abellard, Alex
9. Ayiti (Bang Bang) - Cave, R.
10. Rété - Marthely, J. Philip
French Caribbean
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2003-05-20)
- Publisher: Putumayo World Music
- Label: Putumayo World Music
- Studio: Putumayo World Music
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 7 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #68825
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Serious Putumayo Fan 2008-08-06
Comment: I have about 50 Putumayo compilations in my collection and this CD is absolutely the best of the entire lot. There is not a bad track on the disc. It is the epitome of feel-good music, highly listenable and danceable. While every song is outstanding, the favorite track in my household is #8 Kanpe Sou Yon Bit. Do we know what it means? Not a clue; but if you really want to check it out, the liner notes in all Putumayo compilations are informative and comprehensive. Whether you're a casual fan of world music or you want to add to a growing collection, French Caribbean is a wise purchase. Highly recommended.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Sunshine, Rum, and Mango 2008-05-18
Comment: I picked this Putamayo anthology up at a coffee shop last December, to get in the mood for Dominica and Matinique. The coffee was mediocre - you can guess the brand - but the selection of music, twelve tracks by different groups, was sleek and tangy, Afro-Caribbean rhythms with Gallic suavity. The Creole French CAN be understood...after listening carefully a dozen times...and the usual lyrics of love and sorrow are sauced with pungent satire of a neighboring society to the north. I don't suppose many tourists catch the drift...
Beautiful, hip-swaying, soulful music anyway. The sad thing is that I spent my twelve nights in the Caribbean searching the streets and bars for comparable music, and found... nothing but imported hip-hop on squawky speakers. I did have the pleasure of meeting "DJ Bling", however, in an empty "dance-hall" ten miles into the rain forest above Roseau. DJ Bling assured me that a busload of island girls would surely be arriving any moment. We shared two pitchers of rum-mango punch and I promised to mention him to my musician friends back home. I'm keeping my word.
3 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: The best of Putumayo's 2007-05-09
Comment: Just playing this CD sets you in a good mood!. The compilation is up-lifting and all time favorites!. It is the best of Putumayo's Colection
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: A breath of fresh air 2007-01-20
Comment: Uplifting and exotic. A great compilation with a beat!
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: fabulous! 2005-03-09
Comment: Standard French Caribbean music, all with a great beat! I play it in my high school French classes that I teach, and the teens love it too!
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