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Global Music Column – September

  • Sep 30, 2025
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Various Artists – Pasé Bél Tan: Francophonies and Creolities in Louisiana

Over the past decade, European archival label Flee has been unearthing some of the globe’s most distinctive sounds. Reissuing out-of-print rarities along with new interpretations from contemporary artists, their albums have included 2017’s exploration of Kenyan Benga music, a 2021 recording of the oral traditions of Gulf pearl divers and most recently a catalogue of Greek orthodox singing from the monastery on Mount Athos. Their latest edition is equally specific, delving into both archival and new French-language Creole music from Louisiana.


Read the review in the Guardian.


[This piece was published on 26/09/25]

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