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Pa Flipé
New Dawn - Cat No: ND 009
- updated:2024-12-09
New Dawn presents the first-ever reissue of the rare 1988 electric zouk classic by Odissey, the group led by the Adams siblings — born in Paris to a mother from Guadeloupe and a father from Martinique.
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Reissue of the 1988 zouk album Pa Flipé by Odissey.
Check the stand out songs : "Viré Love" & "Songe"
Odissey is a group formed by the Adams brothers (Pascal and Richie), born in Paris to a mother from Guadeloupe and a father from Martinique. At the time, Pascal was a DJ and radio presenter and Richard was a guitarist, both being trained singers. They had been making demo's for some time when one day they met Jolème Narayadou who was a well-known producer in the country, specialized in charming music who wanted to produce something other than slow and bolero (very popular music at the time). The three ventured in the studio and this resulted in the album Pa flipé (which is a Creole expression which means don't be afraid).
The tune Marie Hélène was a hit and is one of the great successes of Zouk in Martinique. The song is about a man in love with an Indian girl and takes place in Martinique, a small island in the French West Indies which saw the birth of Aimé Césaire but also Jean-Philippe Marthély, Jocelyne Béroard, Jean-Claude Naimro from the Kassav group, the legendary band which was born in Guadeloupe and which has toured the world multiple times.
Check the stand out songs : "Viré Love" & "Songe"
Odissey is a group formed by the Adams brothers (Pascal and Richie), born in Paris to a mother from Guadeloupe and a father from Martinique. At the time, Pascal was a DJ and radio presenter and Richard was a guitarist, both being trained singers. They had been making demo's for some time when one day they met Jolème Narayadou who was a well-known producer in the country, specialized in charming music who wanted to produce something other than slow and bolero (very popular music at the time). The three ventured in the studio and this resulted in the album Pa flipé (which is a Creole expression which means don't be afraid).
The tune Marie Hélène was a hit and is one of the great successes of Zouk in Martinique. The song is about a man in love with an Indian girl and takes place in Martinique, a small island in the French West Indies which saw the birth of Aimé Césaire but also Jean-Philippe Marthély, Jocelyne Béroard, Jean-Claude Naimro from the Kassav group, the legendary band which was born in Guadeloupe and which has toured the world multiple times.
2023 marks the first reissue of the lone 1988 album by Odissey, the group formed by the Adams brothers: Pascal, also active as a DJ and radio personality, and guitarist Richie. Born out of their meeting with producer Jolème Narayadou at a time when slows and boleros dominated, the record includes "Marie Hélène" (sample2), a zouk gem that became a huge hit in Martinique, telling the story of a man on the island falling for an Indo-Caribbean woman. Breezy Caribbean rhythms paired with all sorts of adventurous, playful Yamaha DX7 work make this a highly recommended set. (Original Japanese text by Adachi)