Katalógové číslo:
76029-2
Interpreti:
Andre Toussaint
Vydavateľ:
NAXOS, NAXOS World Music
Andre Toussaint: Island Woman
Island Woman
Andre Toussaint: Gondolier
Gondolier
Andre Toussaint: Est Es Felicidad
Est Es Felicidad
Andre Toussaint: Complaini D'Amour
Complaini D'Amour
Andre Toussaint: Calypso Island
Calypso Island
Andre Toussaint: Little Nassau-Bahama Mama
Little Nassau-Bahama Mama
Andre Toussaint: School of Cha Cha Cha
School of Cha Cha Cha
Andre Toussaint: C'est Si Bon
C'est Si Bon
Andre Toussaint: Perfida
Perfida
Andre Toussaint: Bambino
Bambino
Andre Toussaint: J'attendrai
J'attendrai
Andre Toussaint: Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
Andre Toussaint: Watermelon Spolin' - Here I Go Walkin'
Watermelon Spolin' - Here I Go Walkin'
Andre Toussaint: Jusque Bout Du Monde'
Jusque Bout Du Monde'
Andre Toussaint: Come Closer To Me
Come Closer To Me
Andre Toussaint: Hold 'm Joe
Hold 'm Joe
Andre Toussaint: El Reloj
El Reloj
Andre Toussaint: Mi Yiddishe Mama
Mi Yiddishe Mama
Andre Toussaint: Nadie Me Ama
Nadie Me Ama
Andre Toussaint: Marisa
Marisa
Andre Toussaint: Ciao Ciao Bambino
Ciao Ciao Bambino
Andre Toussaint: Granada
Granada
When you make your living playing music for the island vacation set, your mission is to soothe and seduce. In this way, the mellifluous Haitian-born singer André Toussaint was a master. Toussaint entertained visitors to the Bahamas as a fixture on the Nassau lounge and club scene throughout the '50s and '60s. The 22 tracks on this gloriously gentle disc include a wide variety of settings. Some tracks feature Toussaint alone with only his distinctive acoustic picking to support him. Others find him backed by a delicate piano trio, while still others feature a full Latin-flavored band. There are traditional folk songs and vibrant originals, and Toussaint sings in Spanish, French, Italian, and English. Yet, no matter the style, Toussaint imbues his music with lilting tropical rhythms, his mellow croon, and a distinctly laid-back vibe. You don't have to be a world-music maven to appreciate these warm, charismatic, evocative performances, but a colorful cocktail would help, for sure. --Marc Greilsamer