Remy Kolpa Kopoul

Play 1 [4'20] : Who is RKK ?.
Extract : "El barbaro del ritmo" Beny More.

Play 2 [3'53] : The very first breeding grounds, the Chapelle des Lombards and Azuquita's arrival in Paris.

Extract : "El Cayuco" Tito Puente

Play 3 [6'19] : A French affair every other ten years.
Extract : "Quand elle danse" Dario Moreno.

Play 4 [4'41] : Salsa in the seventies.
Extract : "Tequila" Cortijo y su combo.

Play 5 [4'37] : The end of rock's reign and the Latino gets good press.
Extract : "Los feos de la cocina" Cuban Big Band.

Play 6 [4'34] : The French orchestras and Tuesday nights at La Coupole.
Extract : "Locas por el mambo" Beny More.

Play 7 [5'23] : A Latin high in the nineties followed by a dip in the wave and an electronic future?
Extract : "Mambo N°5" Perez Prado.

All extracts are taken from the compilation "Mambo domingo"


Paris by night wouldn't be the same without him ! Remy Kolpa Kopoul, aka RKK, a musical mine of information and anecdotes, former music journalist for the newspaper Libération and editor of Radio Nova, would rather be referred to as 'ConneXioneur', a natural go-between responsible for many a match made in heaven. As Paris celebrates its Latino style, we invite you to pop open a bottle of Champagne in his company as he colourfully recounts the story of Latin music in France.


Marushka, Paris, March 2002