Krapo Kriyé is the first studio album

Album

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 by Mauritian

Mauritius

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 committed song (santé engazé) band Grup Latanier

Grup Latanier

Grup Latanier is a popular musical group in Mauritius. It was founded in 1979 and well known throughout the island for their committed songs . Nearly 30 years after its creation, the group is still very influential. Its authors are inspired by political unfairness, poverty, war, loathing, banes,...

, released in 1981. The title song of this album - Krapo Kriyé (song) - is commonly believed to be the most popular song of santé engazé in Mauritius

Mauritius

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It was originally released in 1981 on compact audio cassette. A CD version of the album has later been released in 2000.

Overview

After the dissolution of Soley Ruz, Grup Latanier

Grup Latanier

Grup Latanier is a popular musical group in Mauritius. It was founded in 1979 and well known throughout the island for their committed songs . Nearly 30 years after its creation, the group is still very influential. Its authors are inspired by political unfairness, poverty, war, loathing, banes,...

 was created in November 1979. Under the leadership of the Joganah brothers (Ram Joganah & Nitish Joganah), the band released their first album in 1981. It quickly gained in popularity mainly because of the great success of the title song of the album. The song (Krapo Kriyé) has since featured in many of Grup Latanier

Grup Latanier

Grup Latanier is a popular musical group in Mauritius. It was founded in 1979 and well known throughout the island for their committed songs . Nearly 30 years after its creation, the group is still very influential. Its authors are inspired by political unfairness, poverty, war, loathing, banes,...

's album releases.

Track listing

The list of the songs of the album as shown below is arranged in alphabetical order and is not necessarily in the order in which the album was originally released.

1. "Degazé" – 3:33
2. "Fos Profet" – 3:25
3. "Krapo Kriyé" – 5:54
4. "Lespri Bloké" – 3:20
5. "Mo Marse Marsé" – 4:28
6. "Nu Kuma Dimun" – 3:08
7. "Patron" – 2:47
8. "Pritifi" – 3:38
9. "Rann Nu Later" – 3:15
10. "Rétar Nu Kiltir" – 3:09
11. "Sinistré" – 2:56
12. "Soweto" – 4:55
13. "Ton Madev" – 4:31
14. "Zardinié" – 3:49