Baster (band)
Baster is a band which from Réunion founded in 1983. They perform sega, maloya and reggae.[1] Their music has been described as electric maloya.[2] They are one of the most popular maloya groups and perform a poetic and lyrical form of the genre.[3]
They formed at Basse-Terre, which was formerly a village near Saint-Pierre but, due to urban sprawl, it is now part of Saint-Pierre.[4]
Their songs are defined by their texts in Réunion Creole written and sung by Thierry Gauliris,[4] and their addition of reggae elements[5] set with strong guitar solos.
In 2002, he went to the Tuff Gong studio of Bob Marley and did reggae versions of his greatest hits.[1]
Discography
[1]
- Black Out Tour
- Mon Royom
- Lorison Kosé
- Live 99
- Lèv' (2006)
- Du passé au présent (2007)
References
- ^ a b c REUNION 2009 PETIT FUTE. Le Petit futé. 2008. p. 109. ISBN 2746922576, 9782746922570. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=95Zk3oQh4_0C&pg=PA333&dq=baster+reunion&hl=en&ei=m9kXTLyWKqaWsQb21KXlCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBDgU#v=onepage&q=baster&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ Mauritius, Réunion & Seychelles. Lonely Planet. 2007. p. 45. ISBN 1741047277, 9781741047271. http://books.google.de/books?id=x6dxoKuhDIIC&pg=PA44&dq=origin+sega+music&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=origin%20sega%20music&f=false. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ Salhi, Kamal (2003). Francophone post-colonial cultures: critical essays. Lexington Books. pp. 471. ISBN 073910568X, 9780739105689. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Legc2mKR3-8C&pg=PA319&dq=baster+reunion&hl=en&ei=2dYXTPTDK9WosQaFy4TwCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=baster%20reunion&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ a b http://www.philbu.net/media-anthropology/wergin_worldmusic.pdf
- ^ Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture. Taylor & Francis. 2001. p. 225. ISBN 0415263549, 9780415263542. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TrhClZg65EsC&pg=PA225&dq=baster+reunion&hl=en&ei=2dYXTPTDK9WosQaFy4TwCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=baster%20reunion&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
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