Do you know the first musicians of direct compas?

Behind the name Nemours Jean-Baptiste are trumpet players, saxophonists, accordionists, percussionists, and singers who gave compas direct its color, power, and identity.

Behind the name Nemours Jean-Baptiste are trumpeters, saxophonists, accordionists, percussionists, and singers who gave compas direct its color, power, and identity. Without them, this music might never have written one of the most beautiful chapters of Haitian heritage. Tonight, Le Nouvelliste offers you the third part of this series dedicated to the first musicians of compas direct. A dive into the archives, discovering Talès Jabouin, Walter Thadal, Richard Duroseau, André Dorismond, Louis Lahens, and other often-forgotten craftsmen of our musical history.