Ti Doudou
by Oswald · 2021 · kompa, zouk · 5:20 · Haitian Creole, French
Ti doudou is a small word: a diminutive, the kind of endearment you use for someone close. Oswald gives that small word five minutes twenty, and the choice is what makes it interesting — an affection that would fit in a phrase is handed a whole record to sit inside. The kompa-zouk takes its time being tender, unhurried, connecting HMI intimacy to the wider French-Caribbean sound. It is not a grand declaration. It is a small word refused the option of being said quickly.