Vincent Fortuné
Bouc Emissaire (Tracksuit Edit)
2020 · Belgium
Originally released in 1990 by Guadeloupean Zouk artist Vincent Fortuné, this one blends traditional Antillean rhythms with trumpets and synthesized electronic arrangements. Zouk is a fast-paced, percussion-driven genre that came out of the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the late 1970s. Pioneered by French Antillean band Kassav', blending local styles like Gwo Ka with synths, horns and French Antillean Creole lyrics. 30 years after its release, DJ Tracksuit, a Belgian selector and record collector based in Amsterdam, put together an edit out of love for forgotten grooves from the African diaspora, like these Caribbean rhythms.
Zouk
