Experience 7 was a
Guadeloupean
kadans band formed in the mid-1970s, led by
Guy Houllier and
Yves Honore. However unlike Kassav' or
Malavoi, the small band produced most songs with
Henry Debs in
Guadeloupe.
Biography
Career
The group was created in 1976 by
Guy Houllier and Yves Honore added that the successes such as "LA OLA Mizik YE" and "PLAS BAY LI". It also represents the great Romantic era marked by immortal love songs as "Whilfried", "Vivre pour toi", "Isabelle" ... and other tunes with "Carmelina", "Lanmou sé on danjé". Indeed, they have the audacity, in the Carnival (1983), is an album of "straining your" winning a huge success as it was unexpected. But with "Goudjoua" and especially
Roro
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, that was the first hit to reach the national charts, they are not forgotten about the explosive atmosphere that it gives off. As memorable as the
Hurricane Hugo, the song "
Sois belle" becomes a hymn to the hope of rebirth of
Guadeloupe as they were the ambassadors around the world.
[.] They have indeed raised the flag of Guadeloupe in
Europe
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,
Suriname,
Martinique
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,
Guyane
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,
Haiti,
Réunion,
French Polynesia,
Seychelles
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,
New Caledonia, throughout
West Africa
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,
Canada
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and the
United States
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.
Musical Style
Through the years, Experience 7 used various styles of Caribbean music from mid 1970 to very late 2000. Those songs have spanned genres as diverse as
biguine,
cadence-lypso
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,
kadans/
compas.
Influences
The work done to bring the group
Zouk Machine
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, the band leaders create and composed, to the highest steps of the charts international (including the famous title Maldon), made them somewhat let the band.
Late career
With the pressure from their fans, drives them to reoffend after 1995, when Zouk Machine split. They realize then three
zouk-love or
compas albums on which emerge from songs like "Pou Vou" (1996), "Sirena" (1997), "Extreme tendresse" (1998).
The 21st century saw the creation of Guy Houllier solo album called "Tendans" that takes three SACEM prizes, rewarding the 25-year career of the Guadeloupean "crooner" in 2001.
Discography
* 1976 : ''Experimental Whilfried''
* 1977 : ''Vivre pour toi''
* 1978 : ''Osibisa''
* 1978 : ''Isabelle''
* 1979 : ''Adieu Carmélina''
* 1980 : ''Banzaï''
* 1981 : ''Siw Bizwen Milyon''
* 1983 : ''Je reviendrais''
* 1984 : ''Tendrement vôtre''
* 1985 : ''Diva''
* 1985 : ''Roro''
* 1987 : ''Goudjoua''
* 1990 : ''Sois belle''
* 1996 : ''Zouk N'Love''
* 1997 : ''Sirena''
* 1998 : ''Extreme tendresse''
* 2001 : ''Tendans'' (Album solo)
Guy Houllier
* 2008 : ''Mistè lanmou''
External links
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References
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Guadeloupean musical groups
Musical groups established in 1976
Zouk musicians
1976 establishments in Guadeloupe