Best Kompa/Zouk artists and bands of 2009

By Christine Jean-Pierre CSMS Magazine Staff Writer It has become a tradition here in CSMS Magazine that we review new releases from our Creole artists. Last year, our interest in reviewing their oeuvres reached a new plateau. Thanks to many of our readers...

Warren E-Zouk Album: An Artistic Success

By Christine Jean-Pierre CSMS Magazine Staff Writer The latest album making a buzz outright in the kompa and zouk music world is Zouk singer Warren’s sophomore album titled E-zouk. The cover of the album has a superhero feel to it with a baby blue colored...

Zouk music producers have turned into Kompa to boost record sales

By Christine Jean-PierreCSMS Magazine staff writer For the last two years Zouk has plummeted to extremely low record sales. Fans seem to have lost interest in Zouk and are now leaning more toward a Kompa flavor in Zouk songs. Recently Kompa bands such...

Remembering Edith Lefel: Two Years Later

By Ardine IsmaLa belle au bras dormant of the Caribbean creolophone, the immortal Zouk diva, Edith Lefel, more than two years after her sudden death, remains one of the most beloved Caribbean artists in both the Zouk and Kompa worlds. Born on November...