His real name Jean Emmanuel Jabouin, Talès was born at the Croix-des Bouquets on June 24, 1930. He is the son of Cayen Emmanuel Jabouin, former civil servant, and Indiana Victor, originally from the Croix-des-Bouquets. At the age of 3, Talès was struck by typhoid fever, which left him with a slight paralysis of the […]

Son of Marcel and Carmen Brunot Dorismond, André Dorismond was born in Port-au-Prince on October 10, 1928. His father was director of the Telegraph / Telephone company and vice president of the HASCO sugar factory. André started out with Ansy Desrose, Gérard Chaumet, Jean Benjamin, Foureau, Gérard Hilton and Edner Élie, his childhood friends. As […]

He had just turned 21 when he went on stage with La Flèche D’or D’Haiti in 1960. Former member of the Latin Orchestra, with Napoleon and Eddy Prophet, he attempted a new adventure with Wébert Sicot. From 1960 to 1965, Gary became the second singer of the Cadence Rampa. For five long years, he performed […]

Anthony Moise, or Tony for short, was a band leader as well as Shleu Shleu ‘s first saxophonist- one of the first mini- Haitian Jazz groups. This young group was formed on December 25, 1965 by a group of students of Bas Peu de Chose in Port -au- Prince , Haiti. In 1965 among a […]

Serge Rosenthal is a celebrated Haitian guitarist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and music historian whose profound influence on Haitian music, particularly the compas direct genre, has spanned decades. As a visionary artist, Rosenthal is widely recognized for his innovative contributions that shaped the sound and identity of Haitian mini-jazz bands during the 1960s and 1970s. Born […]

Sergo is one of the best known Haitian conga players. Raised in household where Cuban music was prominent, he quickly developed a love for music. After graduating from two of the best music schools in Haiti, his passion took him all around the provinces of Haiti to study traditional voodoo rhythms. He has played with […]

Jean-Claude Pierre-Charles was born in Cap-Haitien on February 14, 1939. He was the only son of the couple Helvétius and Odette Pierre-Charles. He did his primary studies at the Marcel Dauphin School and his secondary studies at the Lycée Alexandre Pétion and the College of Port-au-Prince by Ernst Alcindor. Around the age of 13, he […]

Coco Breeze is composed of three of the most talented musicians in Caribbean Jazz. With Hiroyuki Yamada as lead guitarist, Sergo Decius as percussionist and Chico Boyer on the bass, these three expats have been able to create simple yet smarter additions to the Afro-Caribbean Jazz genre. This group was accidentally created after the three […]

A veteran in the Haitian Music Industry, Wilson Pierre has played with some of the heavy hitters: from Fasil, Disip de Gazman Couleur, Nu Look and most recently, Zenglen. Pierre  attended one of the most prestigious music schools in the United States, Berklee College of Music. He currently holds an Associate’s Degree in Music Education […]