Arp presents Cult Cargo 012 w/ MEARA O'REILLY 5th December 2019

Events Podcasts Videos News About NTS Supporters Help and Feedback

iOS App Android App Join the Chat Newsletter

Live now

NTS GUIDE TO: DISQUES DEBS

Diving into the back catalogues of one of the greatest of all French Caribbean labels, Disques Debs. Emerging in the late 1950s under the vision of Henri Debs, Disques Debs became a cornerstone of Guadeloupe’s music scene, shaping the island’s sound for decades. The label’s vast catalogue spanned genres from biguine and bolero to cadence-lypso, zouk, and reggae, releasing an impressive array of over 300 7" singles and 200 LP albums during it's time. Henri Debs ensured his studio remained at the cutting edge of sound production. Regular trips to New York and Paris allowed him to source the latest recording equipment and master new techniques, keeping his facility ahead of the curve. By the ’70s and ’80s, it had become one of the most sophisticated studios in the Caribbean, drawing artists from across the region - including Martinique, Dominica, Antigua, St Lucia, and Haiti - who sought its superior sound quality. Debs also documented this progression through extensive photography, charting the studio’s transformation from modest four-track machines to a top-tier SSL mixing desk. Curated by Hugo Mendez

Foreign Hour

Adam Cooper aka Foreigner heads the Foreign Hour show - a monthly offering of contemporary music from dembow to hip-hop shining light on the diaspora.

Field Recordings Folk

Meara O'Reilly, who's just released the acapella album HOCKETS FOR TWO VOICES, drops by for an episode of Arp’s CULT CARGO series, a monthly transmission of music from far-flung corners of the world, selecting an hour of unaccompanied vocal and flute music from around the world. Featuring solo performers, duets, small ensembles, and choral music from Japan to Burundi, Corsica to Ethiopia, France to Papua Nu Guinea.

Tracklist

Keen For A Dead ChildKeen For A Dead Child
Kitty Gallagher
Akazehe Par Une Jeune FilleAkazehe Par Une Jeune Fille
Unknown Track
Imitation Of The Flute (With The NoseImitation Of The Flute (With The Nose
Unknown Track

Flute Music (With Funfera From EritreaFlute Music (With Funfera From Eritrea
Unknown Track
Gjendines BådnlåtGjendines Bådnlåt
Pernille Anker
Hora; Girl’s SongHora; Girl’s Song
Unknown Track
Setert Jaahan ShargaSetert Jaahan Sharga
Pegg Carole
Nostalgic Love SongNostalgic Love Song
Unknown Track
Ubuhuha 1 And 2Ubuhuha 1 And 2
Unknown Track
Music Of Panama-Flute MusicMusic Of Panama-Flute Music
Unknown Track
Akazehe Par Deux Jeunes FillesAkazehe Par Deux Jeunes Filles
Unknown Track
AkazeheAkazehe
Unknown Track
Ta Shto Mi E Miloj, Ta Shto Mi E Miloj, MamoMamo
Nadezhda Klitcherova, Gena Bodenova, & Nadezhda Palestova
AssalalaaAssalalaa
Quanak Martha Meekeega & Temegeak Pitaulassie
Unknown ArtistUnknown Artist
Katajjait On Hamma"
Music Of New GuineaMusic Of New Guinea
Unknown Track
Song After Returning From A HuntSong After Returning From A Hunt
Unknown Track
Nena Ima Tsurni OchiNena Ima Tsurni Ochi
Snejanka Borissova
Bisorio House BuildingBisorio House Building
Unknown Track
Oiseaux Du VenezuelaOiseaux Du Venezuela
Jean C. Roché
Song For Gathering MushroomsSong For Gathering Mushrooms
Unknown Track
Zavan-Ouldeme Pipes, Zavan-Ouldeme Pipes, Mandara MountainsMandara Mountains
Unknown (Victor Grauer)
TokuToku
Polyphony Des Iles Solomon
Hoquetus David, Hoquetus David, Guillaume De MachautGuillaume De Machaut
Sour Cream
Musica Quinque Vocum No. 3, Musica Quinque Vocum No. 3, Haec Dies, Haec Dies, (Attrib. To Leonora D’Este(Attrib. To Leonora D’Este
Musica Secreta
Kalmankou Denkou (The Evening GatheringKalmankou Denkou (The Evening Gathering
Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares
A Daghlar, A Daghlar, Daghestan Mountain SongDaghestan Mountain Song
Unknown Track
Clausulae & Motet On “DominusClausulae & Motet On “Dominus
Tonus Peregrinus
So Le MuntagneSo Le Muntagne
Tavagna
Di-Li-DoDi-Li-Do
Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares