Malavoi was a Martinican band consisting of Mano Césaire, Jean-Paul Soïme, … Read Full Bio ↴Malavoi was a Martinican band consisting of Mano Césaire, Jean-Paul Soïme, Christian de Negri, Denis Dantin and Marcel Rémion. They formed in 1972, naming themselves after a kind of sugarcane and a street on Gorée, a Senegalese island. Many of the members were part of the Merry Lads, a band from the Lycée Schoelcher, and many had been students at Colette Franz, a music school.
Malavoi's style mixes French Antillean music with modern influences from across the Americas, especially Caribbean and Brazilian music, as well as jazz. Their early popular singles included "Albé" and "En lè mon là". The band was soon expanded to include saxophonist Bib Monville and pianist Paulo Rosine. The singers alternated and included Raymond Mazarin, Pierre Jabert, Maurice Marie-Louise, Pierre Pastel and Julien Constance.
Malavoi's first album was Malavoi, released in 1978 and featuring singer Ralph Thamar. The band broke up soon after, however, and didn't perform again until re-uniting under Rosine's leadership in 1981. Rosine greatly expanded the fiddle section, first to ten performers, then down to four with Philippe Porry taking over for Dantin, and also added Jean-José Lagier on cello. Malavoi's fame soon spread across the Caribbean and abroad with the 1983 album Zouel, featuring Thamar on vocals along with Marie-José Alie. They played at the Printemps de Bourges in 1983 and at the Caribbean festival in Cartagena, and won the Caribbean music prize, the Maracas d'Or, as well as scoring the film Rue Case Nègres.
They continued touring widely into the late 1980s, in the United States, France, Japan, Russia, Brazil, Canada and Ecuador. Thamar was replaced by Pipo Gertrude in 1988. In the early 1990s, the band's popularity continued to grow, and the membership expanded with the addition of singer Tony Chasseur. Their 1992 Matebis included collaborations with numerous Caribbean musicians, including Jocelyne Beroard, Bethova Obas, Kali (musician), Edith Lefel and Tanya Saint-Val.
Malavoi's leader, Paulo Rosine, died in 1993. He was replaced by José Privat, while two French violinists, Jean-Luc Pino and Daniel Dato, also joined; the band's leader became Jean-Paul Soïme.
Malavoi's style mixes French Antillean music with modern influences from across the Americas, especially Caribbean and Brazilian music, as well as jazz. Their early popular singles included "Albé" and "En lè mon là". The band was soon expanded to include saxophonist Bib Monville and pianist Paulo Rosine. The singers alternated and included Raymond Mazarin, Pierre Jabert, Maurice Marie-Louise, Pierre Pastel and Julien Constance.
Malavoi's first album was Malavoi, released in 1978 and featuring singer Ralph Thamar. The band broke up soon after, however, and didn't perform again until re-uniting under Rosine's leadership in 1981. Rosine greatly expanded the fiddle section, first to ten performers, then down to four with Philippe Porry taking over for Dantin, and also added Jean-José Lagier on cello. Malavoi's fame soon spread across the Caribbean and abroad with the 1983 album Zouel, featuring Thamar on vocals along with Marie-José Alie. They played at the Printemps de Bourges in 1983 and at the Caribbean festival in Cartagena, and won the Caribbean music prize, the Maracas d'Or, as well as scoring the film Rue Case Nègres.
They continued touring widely into the late 1980s, in the United States, France, Japan, Russia, Brazil, Canada and Ecuador. Thamar was replaced by Pipo Gertrude in 1988. In the early 1990s, the band's popularity continued to grow, and the membership expanded with the addition of singer Tony Chasseur. Their 1992 Matebis included collaborations with numerous Caribbean musicians, including Jocelyne Beroard, Bethova Obas, Kali (musician), Edith Lefel and Tanya Saint-Val.
Malavoi's leader, Paulo Rosine, died in 1993. He was replaced by José Privat, while two French violinists, Jean-Luc Pino and Daniel Dato, also joined; the band's leader became Jean-Paul Soïme.
Carretero
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Buena Vista Social Club/Ochoa Eliades Por el camino del sitio mio Un carretero alegre paso Con s…
charijayac Chofercito carretero... Llévame llévame lejos Siento que me …
Salchicha Ay por el camino del sitio mío Un carretero alegre paso Con…
Victor Jara Por un camino 'e trumao va la carreta crujiendo palpita la v…
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Asi Paré Asi Paré man pa bel enko Asi paré ou lé kité…
Caresse Moin oley-la ka kouché Lalin-lan ka lévé Kokotyé ka boujé kè- ka…
Caresse-moin Oley-la ka kouché Lalin-lan ka lévé Kokotyé ka boujé Kè- Ka…
Chanson d'amour Chanson d'amour Hystérie du moment Écrans, romans, tout…
Cinelle ô Ou kité nou an jou lapli Té ka tonbé Ou pa tounen…
Exil J'ai si longtemps rêvé de ce pays lointain que j'ai réinvent…
Gram é gram Gran mè gran La Divinité... Gran la Divinité Gran la Divini…
La filo An ti citron ka di "écrivez-moi" Papyé a lèt rendez-moi la…
La guadeloupéenne Si lé kè lè kouryé akosté On foul moun doubout ka…
La Siren On jou, mwen desenn la cascade pou binyin Mwen ten on…
La siren' On jou, mwen desenn la cascade pou binyin Mwen ten on…
Mama She be my queen since we were sixteen We want the…
Sidonie Man té ka kouwi an tan tala Man jwènn Sidonie kalazaza Zouti…
Syracuse J'aimerais tant voir Syracuse L'île de Pâques et Kairouan Et…
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@Andrea-ku6nx
the best live version of Carretero of every time, with that "Spanish tango" sound .. that evening, in Paris, Malavoi revived the fiery Cuban nights .. El Malecom docet ..
@sauveurvaldes8427
que c'est bon ralph continue de nous faire plaisir
@francoistintin7921
Merci.Classe!
@catherinebouvier650
Aïe aïe aïe tu es Elena mejor !
@philippem4400
mieux que les cubains , que les colombiens , que les porto ricains........!!!
@marie-christinevalentin9630
Philippe M entièrement d'accord !
@reneliserene-corail6530
ceux qui savent s adapter a toutes les musiques caraibeenes la MARTINIQUE
@DanyT77
Aye qué calor!!!...^^
@reneliserene-corail6530
compas lewoz el son soca calypsoe biguine mazurka bele chouval bois nous savons les jouer
qui peut reprendre les NOTRE
@TheWilltoCook
Beethova Obas té Malavoi