Nemours Jean Baptiste
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Nemours Jean Baptiste was a Haiti
an saxophonist, writer, and band leader. He is credited with being the inventor of compas, a style of Haitian music. The BBC
has described him as Haiti's most influential band leader.
In the 1950s and 1960s he was a musical rival of Webert Sicot
.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an saxophonist, writer, and band leader. He is credited with being the inventor of compas, a style of Haitian music. The BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
has described him as Haiti's most influential band leader.
In the 1950s and 1960s he was a musical rival of Webert Sicot
Webert Sicot
Webert Sicot was an Haïtian sax player, composer and band leader. H is recognized as one of the creators of konpa dirèk, a style of Haïtian dance music born in the 1950s.- Biography :...
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