Help me identify this song from South America

February 9, 2011 2:00 AM

Help me identify a song which appears on this webpage from French Guiana. The words Indien Yanomami appears below the music player, but I'm not sure if there's any connection with the song.
posted by lahersedor to Media & Arts (5 answers total)

I think it might be a song by the Spoity Boys, from French Guiana. I can't help with the name of the song.

Here's some video (narrated in French) about their visit to Brazil.
posted by le morte de bea arthur at 2:24 AM on February 9, 2011

I've just sent an e-mail to the person who's in charge of the website, and unfortunately, I had an automatic reply : that person is absent until the 21st of february. There's another email, but I'm not sure that the other person will know. I'll get back to you.
posted by nicolin at 2:44 AM on February 9, 2011

I just downloaded the MP3 used in the page. The title tag for the track in the MP3 is 'Spoitie boys'. The artist tag is 'Guyane' (which, obviously, is just French for Guiana).
posted by le morte de bea arthur at 5:34 AM on February 9, 2011

The vocals do have some resemblance to Spoity Boys. Interesting.

@nicolin, Thanks for trying to track it down. I'm hopeless with french.
posted by lahersedor at 5:38 AM on February 9, 2011

Yes, that definitely sounds like Spoity Boys.

The "Indien Yanomami" is the caption for the drawing directly below, which depicts a Yanomami man in traditional warpaint.
posted by Sidhedevil at 1:42 PM on February 9, 2011