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1978, Song of Djo Dézormo, "Joséphine"

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In 1978, pro-independence activist and chansonnier Djo Dézormo wrote the song "Joséphine". In the chorus, he sings: "Esklavagis', bétjé rasis, nou pa bizwen non'w an lè la Savann' an. Mé nou sav byen an jou kay rivé nou kay jété-w dan loséan! (...) É nou ka di pou nonm ou pasé ou pa an bon fanm touboneman!" ("Slave driver, racist békée, your name doesn't belong on the Savannah. We know that one day we'll throw you into the ocean! (...) And we can say that for all the men you've had in your bed, you're not a good woman at all."). When it was released in 1978, it was censored like other of the artist's songs.
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Djo Dézormo, Martinican chansonnier and independence activist.
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1978