Butterfly Island is the landmark album from the Fabiano Orchestra. Guadeloupean drummer Jean-François Fabiano brings together two groups for the occasion, one American, the other West Indian for this record that delves into jazz fusion, with accents of gwoka, reggae, funk… This is one of the opportunities to find master Vélo on the ka, assisted by Michel Halley and Christian Mathurin. A large part of the Caraïbe Jazz Ensemble is here too, including Germain Cécé and Charly Chomereau-Lamotte. On the American side, we find the guitar of Bill Frisell. Long out of print, Butterfly Island was reissued in 2013, and it is this version that is presented here.
Butterfly Island – Fabiano Orchestra, 1980
