SABINE is the daughter of legendary Haitian singer, songwriter, composer and arranger Assad Francoeur long the driven force with “Coupe Cloue et l’Ensemble Select”. Growing up in Haiti, SABINE started singing at a very early age together with her two sisters Ives and Martine getting the harmonies just right and later doing back up chorus and vocals in the recording studio helping their father.
In 1990, the family moved to Miami and two years later the three daughters made their first appearance as Background vocalist in their father’s album with SABINE recording her first lead vocal on “Le Vent des villes”. Shortly after, their dad took them to producer Fred Paul’s record store “Mini Records” and had them sing for him. The group SAIMA was born a few weeks later and they recorded their first album “Pou Sa Ka Sa”.
SABINE FRANCOEUR
SABINE has a very impressive discography that includes studio recordings with many reknown artists such as: Zshea “No Joke” (1996), Magnum Band “Sans Frontieres” (1996), T-Vice “Pran Plezi Nou” (1996), Top Vice “Symphonie Damou” (1997), Volo Volo “Toujou La” (1998), T-Vice “Bam’ T Vice Mwen” (1998), Original Rap Staff “Supastarz” (1999), T-Vice “Medikaman” (2000), Les Gypsies “20 Ans Apres” (2000), Kreyol Mix USA (2000), Klasik Twoubadou Vol. 2 (2002), Twoubadou Au Feminin (2002), Nu Look “Big Mistake” (2002) .
In 2000,you could still hear their roof-off-the-house voices on T-Vice tracks, but the North Miami ladies have proved they can pack their heat with their CD “Chale” and their first music video “Pou Ki Sa”. Embarked on a new and different journey with music producer Jeff Wainwright under the label Kreyol Music “Chale” was mixed at Studio Latitude in Paris and has a great Caribbean vibe and flavor. Talented artists such as Dadou Pasquet, Eric Virgal, Edith Lefel, Tanya St Val, Ronald Rubinel, Robert Martino, Jamaican Rapper Kenyata and trumpetist Andre Dejean participated in this recording.
Today, SABINE versatility in music allows her to sing brilliantly in French and of course Creole. Her first solo album entitled “Kif Kif” to be release in 2013 offers a cool sound that reflects a mixture of traditional Caribbean Afro rhythms such as Konpa and Zouk with Pop
and R & B overtones. She chooses her own material and writes most of her songs such as “Kif Kif”’, “Avwe’w”, “Assez De Toi”, “Mwen Bezwen”, “Kouraj”, “Wa We”, “Ke Mwen”, “Get Loose”. With the help of producers such as Ralph Conde, Richard Cave, Harold St Louis, Nickenson Prudhomme, Dener Ceide and others, SABINE has managed to bring us a new vibe and a unique vocal sound with the added complicity of her two sisters.
She is also aiming at securing her well deserve place as a song writer and has one of the pioneer of the new generation of Haitian Female singer and artist. This new musical adventure will take her to discover new frontier where SABINE hopes to delight her fans with the musical variety and unique voice that have made her such an icon. Whether getting down with Compas or getting serious with a ballad, the SABINE has the pipes and the pip to take on any all-male Haitian outfit anytime.
