Time flies much faster than one can imagine. It seems that it was yesterday, Yves André had launched into the world of the performing arts. There he is already celebrating half a century of songs. There is no doubt that he loved to sing from a young age and it was not without a lock. His father forbade him to learn music because he wanted his eldest son to become a real professional. After the deliberation he had with him and the support he received from his mother, everything seemed to improve. Her mother asked Solon Verette to take piano and music theory lessons to encourage her firstborn to get an adequate training in music. However, in a very short time, Yves André abandoned the lessons to venture into the theater.
Driven by a mad passion for the theater, he apprenticed with Gérard Résil who instilled in him some notions of the stage. He performed his very first play ‘English Telle Qu’on Le Parle’ with Bob Lemoine, of regret memories, and Micheline Soukar, already famous actors. As a result, he was very successful. Until after, he left the theater to venture into music. From the group Papillons Jaunes to ‘Frédéric Carpentier Combo’ to the group ‘Difficiles de Pétion Ville, to the group’ Les frères Desjean ‘then, Les Fantaisistes de Carrefour in 1968. He was a dandy, gandin, impeccable details. From the first rehearsal, he conformed admirably to the rhythmic audacities of Carlo Sauvignon, Lyonel Lamarre and Mama Charles at a time when the young music enthusiasts of the time confined themselves to discussions on the identity and aesthetics of musical groups. With Les Fantaisistes, Yves André had moments of glory by performing Ti Zwazo, Bebe Fantaisistes, Histoire Deux Zanmi and Tristesse that Ricot Mazarin recorded on the first disc. He had a rather interesting phrasing, a calm voice and Ti Zwazo and Tristesse aroused his consecration. He worked with Les Fantaisistes for almost two years and contributed to the production of the record “Ti Zwazo” and Les Fantaisistes De Carrefour (AMC5 1200). Even before the exodus began in the early 1970s; he emigrated to the United States like so many other friends on April 27, 1969. Lost in a foreign land, he searched for himself all day long. He had a heavy heart and was still thinking about his country. Disappointed, he wanted to go back, but his mother had suggested that he be a little patient. In 1975, he returned to the fold for which he had cried so much in a foreign land. On his return, he held the position of manager at the Hotel El Rancho until 1978, then at the Villa Saint Louis de Bourdon. In 1980, he flew to Chicago, the city founded by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. After Chicago, he returned to New York, but found it difficult to adjust. His heart was in a sling because his girlfriend went to Montreal to join her parents. Because of the melancholy he felt during her absence, he was forced to follow her to the land of Jacques Cartier. Arrived there, he founded a small group which performed the music of everyone and for reasons of force majeure, he left Montreal to drink from the great springs of New York City. After the death of his mother, he visited Haiti and spent 7 years. He traveled to Paris in 2003 to promote his music. Against himself, in 2004, he reintegrated into the New York community. Moreover, he assured me that he was still looking for himself. He lacked a lot, his country, Haiti, he was in the doldrums; he is always melancholy and sadness gnaws at his heart. On the other hand, in 2006, he chose Florida, a place that somewhat reflects the mild climate of Haiti. Moreover, he assured me that he was still looking for himself. He lacked a lot, his country, Haiti, he was in the doldrums; he is always melancholy and sadness gnaws at his heart. On the other hand, in 2006, he chose Florida, a place that somewhat reflects the mild climate of Haiti. Moreover, he assured me that he was still looking for himself. He lacked a lot, his country, Haiti, he was in the doldrums; he is always melancholy and sadness gnaws at his heart. On the other hand, in 2006, he chose Florida, a place that somewhat reflects the mild climate of Haiti.
Son of Ducasse and Clara Mardice, Yves André is the eldest of a family of three children. He completed his secondary studies at the Peneter College in Petion Ville. Frédérique Carpentier instilled in him certain notions of the guitar and took singing lessons at Madame May’s in Pacot. The piano bar had a great influence on him with Ansyto Mercier so much so that he produced two albums with him Pot Pouri number 1 and Pot Pouri number 2. In total, he put on the market eight albums with different musicians. .
Partial Discography Of Yves André Mardice
Disc or CD name Reference number Year of production Label
The Fantasistes De Carrefour 1200 1968 AMC
Po pouri # 1 0048 1990 Geronimo Records
Po Pouri # 2 0070 1993 Geronimo Records
Tomb Of Love SP117 1997 Serenade Production
By Roses 00197 2000 Geronimo Records
Your 18 years old 00236 2000 Geronimo Records
My heart is free 2005
The Living Legend 2006
Born on July 17, 1947, Yves André sings about love, freedom, women, children etc. He sings Haiti, this land of sun and mystery. He even invoked the gods of Africa so that the circumstances which prevent his brothers from agreeing to eradicate everything that litter the flowering of true love, freedom and tolerance disappear. He’s been given a fiery temper because he doesn’t mess with the truth. he is a sentimentalist, he says, who loves poetry, contemplates nature in all its plenitude. He learned to appreciate roses, flowers of all colors and beautiful melodies. How time has flown! Fifty years already; Here we are in the autumn of our life. He has composed for Carrefour’s Fantaisites’ Ti Zwazo, Ou Seul, Bebes Fantaisistes, Ti Claudette, La femme, Amour, The Rain, Sinceridad etc. Romantic singer, sometimes tormented seducer. He declares that his life is steeped in deep sadness, without being depressing. On the day of his death, he will have only two regrets – his mother and the women.
Adrien B Berthaud
Interview with Yves Andre Mardice
April 2017
Ti Claudette
The Fantaisistes de Carrefour – Yves Mardice
1. Ti Claudette07:02
2. Ti Zwazo07:33
3. Vacation03:23
4. Pot Pouri No.216:25
5. My friend, my bohemian03:29
6. By Roses07:45
7. Die Of Love03:31
8. Haiti se peyim04:22
9. Rouk Mom05:27
10. Message05:09
11. Freedom05:18
