Ayizan
Dilijans (LP)
LabelComet RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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Comet Records present the new reissue out of the Comet new reissue series, Dilijans by Ayizan. A mind-blowing session of spiritual jazz recorded in NYC in 1984 led by Haitian genius Alix Pascal blending traditional Ra Ra elements with modal/spiritual melodies. The result was like nothing else coming out of Haiti or the Haitian exile community in the US at the time. Dark, mystical, lyrical and abstract, with its otherworldly shifting rhythms, Dilijans came off like a Haitian version of Bitches Brew. The album sounds less like a stylish mini-jazz performing in a hotel dancehall than like a cry of ancestors emanating from the spirit world to lament over the complications of modern Haitian society.
| A1 | Deblozay | 8:40 | |
| A2 | Pwoblem | 7:49 | |
| B1 | Dilijans | 6:19 | |
| B2 | Tribilasyon | 6:44 | |
| B3 | Tèm (Ayizan) | 0:32 |
- Ayizan
- Arranged By
- Mona Pascal
- Artwork
- Anaïca
- Backing Vocals [Female]
- Myriam Augustin
- Backing Vocals [Female]
- Felix "Fefe" Etienne
- Bass, Percussion, Backing Vocals [Male]
- Alix "Tit" Pascal
- Composed By, Written-By, Arranged By, Congas [Alto Conga], Lead Vocals, Percussion
- Louis Celestin
- Congas [Tenor Conga]
- Les Barreau
- Drums
- Pierre "DouDou" Cine
- Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals [Male]
- Alix DeJean
- Photography By [Cover]
- Eddy Bourjolly
- Piano
- Bouyou
- Pipe [Alto Bamboo Horn (Vaksin)], Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
- Albert Louis-Jeune
- Pipe [Tenor Vaksin]
