Grand Baton

"Grand Baton" is the latest project of Caribbean native, guitarist composer and singer JC Maillard, well known for his work in Gwoka music (traditional drum music from Guadeloupe); it is a powerful fusion of this heritage with rock music.
For the first time, electric overdriven guitars are combined with the mighty goat skin "slave drum" known as "Ka" for a steady ethnic-rooted rock with unusual rhythms and melodic lines.Songs are written mostly in Creole language.