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The soulful, crystalline guitar playing of Ralph Conde is rooted not only in jazz and blues but also in the culture of his Haitian background.

Conde's new album Respe is a dazzling travelogue, an exotic overview of Caribbean sounds as he pays homage to Haitian music icons. Those who wish to venture beyond the sterile confines of contemporary American jazz have much to savor here as Conde spices the record with an assortment of Latin and European styles.

Although relatively unknown stateside, Conde is a veteran musician, kicking off his musical career with the Haitian band Papash in the late ‘80s.

Conde recorded three albums with Papash and relocated to New York City in 1991.

Our deepest condolences for the loss of Ralph Delly.

He left the band a few years later. However, Conde's creative evolution actually began even earlier than that. "When I was 6-years-old, I received my first guitar from my mother, and I fell in