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François Ladrezeau (The Kennedy Center)

François Ladrezeau

Singer and autodidact drummer, François Ladrezo has always been surrounded by music.  In the 1970’s, Guadeloupe and most of all Pointe-à-Pitre used to live with the sound of KA (traditional percussion from Guadeloupe). Raised by Gwoka Music, Ladrezo was passionate about this musical expression. The main Gwoka Master, Vélo, became his model. Ladrezo used to observe him for hours to assimilate his methods and was practicing his Ka on a daily basis.

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The master gwo-ka drummer from Guadeloupe leads his troupe in the Afro-Caribbean rhythms of their island.

François Ladrezeau

The master gwo-ka drummer from Guadeloupe leads his troupe in the Afro-Caribbean rhythms of their island.

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