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Nemours Jean-Baptiste (February 2, 1918 – May 18, 1985) was a Haitian saxophonist, writer, and band leader. He is credited with being the inventor of compas , also known as compas direct , a style of Haitian music.
The third child of a family of four children, Nemours was born on February 2, 1918, and died on May 18, 1985, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After the premature death of his parents, Lucia, dressmaker, and Clément Jean-Baptiste, shoemaker, Nemours and his brothers and sister, André, Monfort and Altagrace were entrusted to their next of kin.
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Le 26 juillet 1955, date de la formation de l'Ensemble Aux Calebasses et donc de la création du compas, marque aussi un nouveau départ dans la carrière de Nemours Jean Baptiste. À partir de cette date, l'Ensemble Aux Calebasses, porté sur le fonts baptismaux le jour de la Sainte-Anne, fut adopté dans un enthousiasme tel que le nom de son maestro était sur toutes les lèvres. La légende ...
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Haitian saxophonist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nemours Jean-Baptiste (February 2, 1918 – May 18, 1985) was a Haitian saxophonist, writer, and band leader. He is credited with being the inventor of compas, also known as compas direct, a style of Haitian music.
Nemours Jean-Baptiste was a Haitian saxophonist, writer, and band leader. He is credited with being the inventor of compas, also known as compas direct, a style of Haitian music. Nemours nicknamed "maestro" married Marie-Félicité Olivier with whom he had two daughters, Yvrose, Marie-Denise and a son, Yves-Nemours. Nemours dedicated many songs to his friends and fans. The 1967 composition "Ti ...
