Last year’s »Lèspri Ka: New Directions in Gwoka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-2010« compilation already brought together some idiosyncratic interpretations of a traditional sound, but with »Fwa Épi Sajès«, finally someone sheds some light on that movement’s luminaries. Released in 1993, this album saw Rico Toto entlist the ensemble Moundjahka as well as working with a variety of electronic gadgets that would make even Superbooth raise their eyebrows. The end result is somewhat inevitably reminiscent of Jon Hassell or the tropical drums of Germany at times, but according to Toto was simply called Electro-ka. That’s a handy term for an infinitely rich genre right there.
Rico Toto – Fwa Épi Sajès
