Raís

Jean-Jacques Rojer, Kris Berry, Randal Corsen

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This album is a testimony to Papiamentu, a language spoken in the south Caribbean, and it is an offspring of mostly Portuguese mixed with some Spanish, Dutch, African and Amerindian. Randal, Kris and Jean-Jacques play these songs in a very organic experience, hence the title of the album, Raís, which is the Papiamentu word for root.

Curaçao is an island in the south Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela, where centuries of cohabitation between people from European, African and Amerindian descent, albeit not in the nicest of ways, have created a rich mixture of people, language and culture. Papiamento is the language spoken on Curaçao – and neighboring Aruba and Bonaire – and it is an offspring of mostly Portuguese mixed with some Spanish, Dutch, African and Amerindian words. Just like with Portuguese, words in Papiamento are very rhythmical and percussive in structure and they also blend well into one another, making it an excellent language to sing in. This album is a testimony to that, seeing that it contains some of the most beautiful songs written in our native tongue.

Tracklist

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1.
Konfiansa
03:10
2.
Senorita di Pietermaai
04:24
3.
Tog mi sa
05:37
4.
Serenada
06:15
5.
Sunu
05:03
6.
Dalia
02:29
7.
El loco Juan Carabina
03:59
8.
M'a yega lat
03:51
9.
Misterio
03:51
10.
La Mariposa
04:44
11.
Ojos Malignos
05:23
12.
E baka pinta
05:59
13.
Tonada
02:06

Total time: 00:56:51

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SKU

JL010

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Cables

Van der Hul

Digital Converters

Horus, Merging Technologies

Microphones

Bruel & Kjaer 4006, Schoeps, AKG

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Original Recording Format

Producer

Jared Sacks, Jonas Sacks

Recording Engineer

Jared Sacks

Recording location

MCO, Hilversum the Netherlands

Recording Type & Bit Rate

DSD 256

Speakers

Grimm LS1

Release DateJanuary 31, 2020

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This is a wonderfully engaging collection of music from the south Caribbean. It is performed by artists who all grew up with this music and the language in which these songs are sung. (…) As is usual for Just Listen’s recordings, the music sounds like each track was taken as a single take without splicing in alternate takes. There is a delightful “wholeness” to the music presented.

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