With an estimate of 500,000 inhabitants Surinam has a lively music scene. Although Surinam is a relatively unknown country, it has had a strong influence on the Netherlands where many of the Surinam people have been living since a couple of decades ago. The music from the Surinam is mainly known for its kaseko (which evolved out of the traditional Kawina music) and soul music, but the Surinamese have also been active in other genres such as pop, funk & jazz.
Most of the Surinamese music is hard to come by, and its funk is especially rare. Because it's that rare, you can wonder how much of it has been made. The occasional funk tracks pop up on a kaseko or soul album, but full funk albums are difficult to locate. Our aim is to document these lost gems: dancefloor tracks which meet the international standard of good dance music. The drive to discover something new has brought us to Surinam and while digging through these records we found a bunch of crossover tunes, resulting in this specialized boogie funk compilation.
The SURINAM! compilation features 10 rare tracks from key players from the '76-'83 era such as Solat, Sumy, Erwin Bouterse, Reingoud and Thunderstorm. The compilation also features extensive liner notes containing in-depth information on all of the featured artists.
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