A passionate prolific player with lots to say and the vocabulary to preach, David Murray finds an aggregation capable of burning through the music with him in the Gwo-Ka Masters. Anchored by the ...

This global block party, by saxophonist David Murray, blends ebullient African- rhythms with funk and jazz, brought by a fiery band that integrates two Gwo ka masters (Guadalupean drummers/vocalists), ...

In this collaboration with producer Dr L, Moïse Polobi’s remarkable baritone is embellished with Afrobeat funk, trip-hop and Cuban percussion rhythm The voice of 69-year-old Guadeloupean singer Moïse ...

Gwo ka is a traditional sound unique to Guadeloupe, a French island in the Caribbean. The genre blends chanting, syncopated drumming and movements to pay homage to slave ancestors. The "ka" (drum) and ...

There are those whose art seems created in a vacuum. Though the term ‘outsider music’ is rife with issues, it can serve its purpose when considering the ways others often become responsible for its ...