Putumayo World Music

After me part-time, I was over at Borders reading through some books while waiting for me bus. There I was in a rather comfortable chair about to submerge my self in a fictitious world of vampires and lycans when some mauritian creole lyrics intruded onto my line of thoughts. Surprise, I looked around making sure that it wasn't coming from some nearby customers.

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No, there wasn't any Mauritian in sight! It was indeed coming from the store's music system. I couldn't believe it!!! I couldn't believe that I was listening to a Mauritian song!!! Yes, I couldn't believe it for they would barely play any non-english songs around here!

Quickly, I made me way to the information desk and enquired about the singer and the cd. That was how I got to learn about Putumayo World Music! It's a company that had been created in 1993 and whose mission statement was to introduce everybody to the music of the world's cultures! Marvellous!!!!! The Mauritian singer was Triton and the title of the song was Mari Niça Swing. koza! Mari Husband Niça indeed!!! :D

As a result of this midday encounter with an otherwise unknown Mauritian singer, I was smiling inside. And I kept smiling even when I stepped outside into the cold and wet weather! What a way to start the weekend! hehehe....morisien mwa! :)


If you wanna know more about Putumayo World Music and Triton, then follow the links below!

Putumayo World Music:
- Homepage - Swing around the world (CD album I was referring to)

Amazon.com:
- Putumayo Presents: Swing around the world

Afromix.org:
- Eric Triton (biography missing! anybody who knows of an online one, plz let me know)


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