Fm Laeti

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Laetitia, was born in the Guadeloupean town of Les Abymes. Like her island, which she likes to call Karukera meaning “island of beautiful waters” in Arawak, the original language, she has a solar personality and a diverse culture. Laetitia Bourgeois grew up around the love of music. Her father was the first drummer for the band Kassav’ and her mother participated in the creation of a music school in Point-à-Pître. Early on, Laetitia was initiated to Caribbean rhythms, biguine and Gwo Ka (all typical styles from Guadeloupe) and to being near the stage. When she was seven years old, her parents divorced and two years later, she made the big move to Canada with her mother, stepfather and younger sister. After a short period in Vancouver, the family settles in Manitoba. The little Caribbean princess will learn to conquer the cold. Music is always present seeing as her canadian stepfather is a classical pianist. In their home; Mozart, Bartok, Messiaen, Miles Davis but also Salif Keita, Mory Kanté, Michael Jackson and the Beatles can be heard. Eventually Laeti joins the choir at the local conservatory. It’s obvious: her voice is her instrument. She takes vocal jazz classes and also dances twenty hours a week. She dreams of being a singer but also a prima ballerina. At seventeen, she joins Knox College near Chicago, Illinois. She studies art and theatre and also starts to write lyrics. In 2002, diploma in hand, she leaves for Paris and all its lights, a dream of hers. While

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It Will All Come Around

Rise In the Sun - Single

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FM LAETI - Single

Rise In the Sun

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Gimme Love and Truth - Single

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Sanctuary

Where Would You Be Now?

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Wanna Dance (Radio Edit)

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Best of Lounge Paris, Vol. 2

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French Indie Pop Volume 1 by Le Mouv'

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City Lounge Volume 9 (Paris / London / New York / Berlin)

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