Welcome to the first edition of Tempo Libre, where we explore a sonic palette rooted in the Creole-speaking Caribbean: Haiti, Martinique, and Guadeloupe in particular. This show hones in on jazzy, folk-inspired sounds that evoke the people, mountains, rivers, plains, streets and seas of these island nations, and the culture and history that shape them. Tracks by Les Fantaisistes de Carrefour, Joe Jack, Ti Coca, Magnum Band, Dede Saint Prix, Max Cilla, Marius Cultier, Les Gypsies de Petionville, Les Pachas de Canape-Vert, DP Express, Ralph Thamar, Gifrants and other brilliant bands and composers. Full tracklist available here.

Independent historian, researcher, DJ focusing on Afro-Caribbean genres, and unearthing half-forgotten musical connections between black people across the Atlantic.