Zoun - Lézard vert (1983) [Hi-Res]

In the spirit of its creator, Lézard Vert (Green Lizard) is much more than a music band. It hails a concept of participation, a record label in itself, of which it boldly assumes the parenthood, but where each musician plays on musical pieces of their peers. A concept that shaped from the Carrousel experience. During a prolonged retreat in Manapany “country of Lézard Vert”, Zoun then started to lay the foundation for the album eponymous album. Zoun concurrently follows the career of two accomplished musicians, namely; Teddy Baptiste and Kiki Mariapin, with whom he occasionally performed, with Gilbert Pounia who provoked the spark leading to the encounter with Philippe de Magnée, a Belgium born sound engineer, invited on Reunion island to record Ziskakan.

Pioneer of the electric maloya, agile composer of various influences, Zoun, is proud to see his Lézard Vert resurface on turntables. This new version initiated by Wazis Pounia gave birth to a collaboration between Ziskakan and the Mauritian label, Babani Records. The remastering has been entrusted to Neil Combstock, sound engineer of the label, based in the United Kingdom and the illustration to the Mauritian artist, Guillaume Clarisse, all under the art direction of Avneesh Bacha. This reissue in 33turns vinyl discs and streaming has the merit of bringing to the ear a whole new generation, recorded in 1983, a key era in the history of Reunionese music. With the passing of time, a number of musical treasures have been unfortunately lost, forgotten, or never even recorded. Thus, when the opportune presents itself, it is of our duty to honour them with a re-publishing.

Zoun aka. Joseph Toquet, flute, guitar
Jean-Philippe Bideau, guitar
Teddy Baptiste, guitar, congas
Kiki, tabla, percussions
Joel, triangle

Produced by Ziskakan in 1983

Tracklist:
1 01. Zoun;Teddy Baptiste - Maya (03:46)
1 02. Zoun;Teddy Baptiste - Gitan (06:04)
1 03. Zoun;Jean-Philippe Bideau - Lune (04:58)
1 04. Zoun;Jean-Philippe Bideau - La mouette (03:18)
1 05. Zoun - Lézard vert (03:29)
1 06. Zoun;Teddy Baptiste - Dame de coeur (04:18)
1 07. Zoun - Trou d'eau (04:08)
1 08. Zoun;Teddy Baptiste - Ballade pour Jess et Larry (02:58)
1 09. Zoun;Jean-Philippe Bideau - Belem (03:11)
1 10. Zoun - Traverser ensemble (05:47)