Awesome fun and good Jamaican Chinese food!!! Lobster jerky!! Oh my!! 🥳🥰 Patois!

法國人說法文？

聽到法國人說法文挺理所當然的，但在18 世紀法國大革命前只有約 20% 的法國人會說法文。而且更扯，要一直到14 世紀 Valois 朝代的國王，才是純法語系，之前 Mérovingiens 及 Carolingiens 的法王是說日耳曼語的。

現在法國人會說法文要歸功於16世紀的一位偉大法王 François Ier (法蘭索瓦一世)，他是本王非常欣賞的一位國王，帶領法國藝術跳脫中世紀來到文藝復興，同時也將法文地位提到最高。

在1539年，他頒佈一項法案 l'ordonnance de Villers-Cotterêts，其中強制規定 “在法國境內的所有公文都必須用法文書寫”。在16世紀初期的書籍超過80%都是拉丁文，在大學也只用拉丁文授課，教堂更不用說了，但這法令將法語變成國語，讓拉丁文失去其重要性。相傳是因為法蘭索瓦的拉丁文不好，所以… 😀

16世紀的法國 90% 是農人，別提拉丁文了他們連法文都不會說，農人只會說當地方言土語 (patois)，所謂的法文是朝廷宮中的官話，是屬於錢有權貴族的。但國家嚴格規定加上文學家詩人及教育推廣，也就一步步地打基礎，鞏固法文的地位。

Jean CLOUET (1480-1540)
Portrait de François Ier, roi de France, 1530
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

優質限定 〈３
REGGAE ！

We are proud to present to you the first video teaser for our groundbreaking Havana Meets Kingston album 🇯🇲🇨🇺

So many great artists, so much incredible music & moments!

Featured tracks in this video:

* 'Carnival' feat. Randy Valentine & Solis
* 'Chan Chan' feat. Maikel Ante, Félix Baloy, El Raspa & Solis
* '410 San Miguel' feat. Ernest Ranglin
* 'Dubwise' feat. Prince Alla & France Nooks

The album is now available worldwide here!

Vinyl, deluxe CD, mp3: https://abcmusic.lnk.to/HavanaMeetsKingston
WAV, FLAC: https://mistasavona.bandcamp.com/

We have also released three singles so far - 'El Cuarto De Tula', 'Candela' and 'Carnival' - listen to them here:

www.mistasavona.bandcamp.com
www.havanameetskingston.com
www.apple.com/itunes

HAVANA MEETS KINGSTON: The Album & Documentary

Australia’s leading reggae and dancehall producer and accomplished pianist, Mista Savona (aka Jake Savona), has gathered some of Cuba and Jamaica’s most influential musicians in the one recording studio to create a world first album.

Despite their huge respective global appeal and geographical proximity, there has never been a full length album that unites the unique sounds of both Jamaican and Cuban music - till now. This is a truly groundbreaking record and project that honours both islands' incredible musical foundations and legacies while inspiring and creating something entirely new. Drawing from the styles the islands are best known for - roots reggae, dub and dancehall on one hand and son, salsa, rumba and Afro-Cuban on the other - 'Havana Meets Kingston' sees an incredible team of musicians come together to bend and twist genres effortlessly, and the results are exceptional.

Savona's main intention is to bring Jamaican soundsystem and bass culture together with Cuba's electrifying and virtuosic Afro-Cuban and jazz traditions, and this is where the album excels and is unique in musical history. Energetic and passionate vocals in Spanish, English and Jamaican patois twist and turn over the distinctly Cuban rhythms and melodies, while the deep basslines that Jamaica is best known for pulse underneath, unifying the music of both cultures and creating something fresh, bold and exciting.

'Havana Meets Kingston' brings together established and emerging Cuban and Jamaican musicians in an album of mostly original songs, as well as covers of classic Cuban material. The main recording sessions took place over 10 days in June 2015 at the famous Egrem Studio in Havana, Cuba. Savona personally flew seven Jamaicans into Havana for these sessions, including Sly & Robbie and Bongo Herman among other greats. Since this time he has travelled to Jamaica, Cuba and the UK numerous times to complete the recordings. The calibre of artists on this two part album project speaks volumes.

The full album is released on November 3, 2017: https://abcmusic.lnk.to/HavanaMeetsKingston

To add to this already grand project, acclaimed filmmakers Rick Mereki (of MOVE, EAT, LEARN fame), producer Lauren Beck and photographer Lara Merrington travelled to Cuba and Jamaica to capture every moment on film. They will be providing an independent documentary which will celebrate the music and stories of the artists involved against the backdrop of three diverse nations.

EPK by Lauren Beck.

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