J'ai Traversé La Mer

Edmony Krater, an avant-garde percussionist, singer, self-taught trumpet player, composer, and author, has been a go-to reference for French Caribbean music and all things Gwakasonné since the late 1970s.

This Guadelopean great had been somewhat quiet since the mid-80s. However, in 2019, after the recording of a live show for Cult Berlin club night, African Acid Is The Future, that received a release via The Vinyl Factory, his light was relit.

Prior to this, in 2015, along with Diggers Digest, Paris-based Heavenly Sweetness reissued the highly sought after 1988 album, 'Ti Jan Pou Velo', and Edmony began to stir up rumors of new material coming.

In 2018, his first foray into new recordings was released by Heavenly Sweetness titled 'An Ka Sonjé', a record garnishing praise from Pan African Music. Now, he readies his second album for the label with 'J'ai Traversé La Mer' (I've Crossed The Sea).

Like the hundreds of thousands before him, Edmony Krater also crossed the sea. Pulled from Africa, caught up in the violent and absurd logic of triangular trade. Slaves were forced to America, the Caribbean, and Europe, where many descendants have since become famous writers, poets, leaders, athletes, and of course, musicians.