Damas,Leon-Gontran Poesie De La Negritude CD

As a reaction to the global domination and colonization by the Western world, La Negritude, a literary movement of black intellectuals in Francophone countries, was responsible for the production of many outstanding oeuvres. A prominent figure in the movement (along with Aime Cesaire and Leopold Senghor), the French-Guianese journalist and politician Leon Damas, shares (in French) several selections from his sizable anthology.

1. A la Memoire de George Misaine - Pigments 2. Est Des Nuits, Il - Pigments 3. Le Vent - Pigments 4. Si Souvent - Pigments 5. Shine - Pigments 6. Savoir-Vivre - Pigments 7. Malgr? Les Sarcasmes - Graffiti 8. Elle S'en Vint - Graffiti 9. Je Ne Sais en V?Rit? - Graffiti 10. Vous Don't Les Ricanements - Graffiti 11. Toute a Ce Besoin D'?Vasion - Graffiti 12. N'est Pas de Midi Qui Tienne, Il - Graffiti 13. Et Voici - Nevralgies 14. Ne Pouvait Venir, Il - Nevralgies 15. Tu M'as Dit - Nevralgies 16. Foi de Marron - Nevralgies 17. Tu ?Tais Au Bar - Black Label