"On her debut album, ‘Mare Undarum', Sélène Saint-Aimé poetically transcribed the influence of the moon on her music, here, on this second recording, she transmutes her Caribbean cultural heritage. In Antillean lands, the potomitan, central pillar of Haitian voodoo temples, also designates the mother who supports the equilibrium of an entire family. This title stood out as an obvious choice for Sélène, after many months spent in Martinique during the pandemic. Far from a stiff reworking or a pan-Caribbean fusion, Potomitan, drinks from the spiritual and musical source irrigating afro-descendant culture, and invents a new folklore, vivified by improvisation." (Komos)
Tracklist A1 Arawak Uhuru A2 Béliya A3 The Bird A4 Indigo Bay A5 Mélisande (À Mamie Jacqueline) A6 Potomitan B1 Mawu : Omens & Prayers B2 Akayé B3 Ézili B4 Bezaudin B5 White Birds, Silver Tree
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"On her debut album, ‘Mare Undarum', Sélène Saint-Aimé poetically transcribed the influence of the moon on her music, here, on this second recording, she transmutes her Caribbean cultural heritage.
In Antillean lands, the potomitan, central pillar of Haitian voodoo temples, also designates the mother who supports the equilibrium of an entire family. This title stood out as an obvious choice for Sélène, after many months spent in Martinique during the pandemic.
Far from a stiff reworking or a pan-Caribbean fusion, Potomitan, drinks from the spiritual and musical source irrigating afro-descendant culture, and invents a new folklore, vivified by improvisation." (Komos)
Tracklist
A1 Arawak Uhuru
A2 Béliya
A3 The Bird
A4 Indigo Bay
A5 Mélisande (À Mamie Jacqueline)
A6 Potomitan
B1 Mawu : Omens & Prayers
B2 Akayé
B3 Ézili
B4 Bezaudin
B5 White Birds, Silver Tree