Les Frères Déjean is a
kompa
Compas, also known as compas direct or compas direk (; Haitian Creole: ''konpa'', ''kompa'' or ''kompa dirèk''), is a modern méringue dance music genre of Haiti. The genre was popularized following the creation of Ensemble Aux Callebasses i ...
band formed in 1963 under the name ''Les Frères de Pétion-Ville'' by its maestro
Lyonel Déjean, before being called with current name. It was not until 11 years after the creation of the group for the first album to be recorded. This album will be entitled "Haiti" and will be concentrated of hits. Other albums will follow, however, one of Déjean's milestone is certainly ''Bouki ac Malice'', recorded in 1977 with the songs ''Débaké'' and ''Arrêté''.
The group kept a core of members from the Déjean family, and has experienced throughout its existence, a series of departures and musicians integrations. The Déjean brothers have contributed to give to Haitian music acclaim, and led the way to a very professional way of designing musical creation in the Caribbean.
Members
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*Camille Déjean
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*Philippe Déjean
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*Hugues Isaac
Casimir
*Ernst Ramponneau
*Polynice Nozile
Discography
* 1974, "Haïti".
* 1975, "Pa gain panne".
* 1976, "International".
* 1977, "Bouki ac Malice".
* 1979, "L'univers".
* 1980, "Non stop".
* 1981, "First class".
* 1982, Albums:"Sans rancune", "Malere".
* 1984, Pierrot Philibert et "Les Frères Déjean" Philibert.
* 1985, Albums: " Les Frères Déjean" (Volume 10), "Hommage aux disparus".
* 1988, Albums:" Spécial Noël", "Macaron".
* 1990, Album, Frères Déjean (Volume 14).
* 1992, "Sové peyi nou".
* 1994, "Signe:Dejean".
* 1996, "Conviction".
* 1998, "Best of Les Frères Dejean".
* 2000, "Live".
* 2001, Albums: "Sa sé Dejean", "L'univers".
References
External links
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Haitian musical groups
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