FRESH FRUIT: Skipper's Musical Narration - Kid Creole & The Coconuts w/Coati Mundi - Read The 411

"... komme sie hier ..."

"AIN'T YOU HEARD THE NEWS"
"Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places" - The Rap Musical
Live @ The Ritz (NYC-1981)

Concept: August Darnell
Composed & Arranged by Coati Mundi

Journal Entry: The Skipper raps the daily log ...

THE 411:
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What is rarely known is that this show was not your standard "gig" but actually a Musical based on the "Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places" Album conceived by August Darnell.

In fact it was considered the first "Rap" Musical. The idea was to stage a musical in a concert/club setting.... to have a tight show but also keeping it loose.

This one by Coati Mundi is the only one in the Fresh Fruit video but there were other "Rap" narrations performed through out the show by various artists including Gichy Dan. The narrations served as a tool to tie the songs together and provide an ongoing account of the journey to find "Mimi".

The show never stopped. There were no breaks in between. All the songs , narrations and musical score type interludes segued from one to the other.

Every song from the "Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places" album were performed that evening unfortunately however some songs along with the Rap narrations were edited out due to time constraints imposed on the video. The video thus makes the performance come off like a concert as oppose to a Musical.

The show was also presented at NYC's Public Theatre in association with the legendary and great Joesph Papp. That show which was performed in a regular theatre setting featured additional actors and dancers along side the rapping narrators.

KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS BAND:
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Kid Creole: August Darnell
Skipper: Sugarcoated Andy Hernandez (C.M.)
Adriana Kaegi: Mama Coconut - Choreography

Lori Eastside: Female Lead Vocals
Taryn Haegy - Coconut
Cheryl Poirier - Coconut

Jimmy Rip - Guitar
Carol Colman - Bass
Peter Schott - Keyboard
Winston Grennan (RIP) - Drums
David Span - Drums
Andrew Lloyd - Percussion

Charles Lagond - Sax
Ken Fradley - Trumpet
Clarence Banks - Trombone

Producer:Jeb Brien
Director:Jay Dubin
Management Team:
Tommy Mottola & Randy Hoffman

Ritz Management: Jerry Brandt
House Sound: Julian McBrowne

Category:

Music

Tags:

• kid
• creole
• coconuts
• musicals
• fresh
• fruit
• coati
• mundi
• papp

[nobunsylvia]

I have your solo album

my favorite album in my life

[MundiWorld]

that is so nice to hear...hope to re-release it someday...wish me luck .....thanks ->cm

[lagoamemo]

Love it!

[MundiWorld]

mucho merci ....cm

[gianni737]

IN AWE OF YOUR BRILLIANCE!

[MundiWorld]

wow...thanks for the sentiment gianni737 ---bee well = cm

[chapupeludo]

Every word and every move you make is very uplifting! Never fails to put me in a great mood !

[mottanaluns]

go mundi

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