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Tabou Combo is a Haitian compas band that was founded in 1968 in Pétion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince. [1] The orchestra has performed throughout the world (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and especially in the Caribbean).
Compas (French pronunciation:; Haitian Creole: konpa dirèk; [2] French: compas direct), also known as konpa or kompa, is a modern méringue dance music genre of Haiti. [1] The genre was popularized by Nemours Jean-Baptiste following the creation of Ensemble Aux Callebasses in 1955, which became Ensemble Nemours Jean-Baptiste in 1957.
Nemours Jean-Baptiste (February 2, 1918 – May 18, 1985) was a Haitian saxophonist, writer, and band leader. He is credited with being the inventor of compas, also known as compas direct, a style of Haitian music.
The Haitian cadence and its compas has been dominating the Antilles music scene since its introduction in the late 1950s. Compas direct is a modern méringue popularized in 1955 by the Nemours Jean-Baptiste, a Haitian saxophone and guitar player, which was appropriated by the Antilleans who labeled their version cadence-lypso and later, zouk or ...
Kreyol La (often stylized as Kreyōl La) is a Haitian compas band. [3] [4] The group has performed throughout the world, most notably in the Caribbean, Canada, France and the United States through various concerts, carnivals, and festivals. [5] [6] [7]
Djakout Mizik is a Haitian compas band that helped popularize a new electronic section of the compas genre called nouvelle génération (new generation). [1] [2] [3] The band drew inspiration from earlier compas music artists like System Band and Tabou Combo.
The band was first formed in 1969 under the name Haiti Combo.It was later changed to Volo Volo de Boston in 1972 with Eric Breneus as the vocalist approximately two years before the arrival of Ti Manno, Moise Desir, and Ricot Mazarin. [5]
Cavé's was born to Haitian parents, and spent most of his adolescent years in Haiti. His mother Yanick Jean was a writer, and his father is a poet, writer, and art director named Syto Cavé.