Music of French Guiana 2185479 224764126 2008-07-10T09:12:15Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Unreferenced|date=August 2006}} {{Cleanup|date=August 2006}} {{Frenchmusic}} The '''music of [[French Guiana]]''' includes aléké, bigi pokoe, and bushee negro music. [[music of Suriname|Surinamese music]], especially [[kaseko]], is also very popular in French Guiana. ==Aléké== [[Aléké]] is a style of drum-based music that arose in the 1950s. The first major group was [[Salka]], followed by major bands like [[Bigi Ting]] and [[Fondering]]. [[Bigi Monie]] (Saint-Laurent), [[Bigi Libi]] and [[Young Clémencia]] (Grand Santi), [[Wan Ton Melody]] and [[Big Control]] ([[Papaïchton]]), [[Slave (musician)|Slave]] and [[Bigi Laï]] ([[Maripasoula]]) are some modern performers. Other historical groups include [[Pokina and Lagadisssa]] (from Paramaribo), [[Clémencia and Alkowa]] (from Grand Santi), [[Rasta (musician)|Rasta]] (from Papaïchton), [[Tranga Oousel]] (from [[Maripasoula]]), [[Mabouya]] (from Apatou), [[Switi Lobi]] (from Albina), [[Sapatia]], [[Lespeki]] and [[Africa (band)|Africa]] (from Saint-Laurent du Maroni). ==Bigi Pokoe== The [[bigi pokoe]] is a style of [[dance music]] in the west of French Guiana and Surinam. It is traditionally played with drums and maracas, although today guitars, keyboards and percussion instruments are used. [[Intermix]], [[Tchoutcha]], [[Inter Spoity]] ([[Apatou]]), [[Multi System]] and especially [[Compress 220v]] (Saint Laurent) , who toured in Europe in 1999, are the main representatives of this style. ==Bushee Negro music== [[Awassa]], [[Mato music|mato]] and [[soussa]] are important kinds of [[Bushee Negro]] music. Other rhythms and styles include [[kawina]]. ==External links== * [http://www.skwik.com/wiki/index.php?title=Music_of_French_Guiana Music of French Guiana on Skwik that was original source] {{DEFAULTSORT:French Guiana}} [[Category:Caribbean music]] [[Category:Culture of French Guiana]] [[Category:Music of French subdivisions]] [[Category:South American music]]