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Les Tresors du Konpa, 8eme partie(Hommage a Raymond Cajuste, Damas, Adrien Jeanite, Mario de Volcy,Jean-Claude Dorsainvil (Charlie) et Bossa Combo)

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Bossa Combo Live by mrcompas on SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds

Our popular music Kompa Direk consists of contributions of so many musicians when I was growing up and Raymond Cajuste is one of them who valued that music and evolved with it. So, if anyone of us can go back to the 1960’s, we can also remember Bossa Combo with the huge hit song »Ret Sezi ». Bossa Combo wasn’t called big band then until later on in the 1990s

Bossa Combo De Haiti* - Bossa Combo De Haiti (1975, Vinyl) | Discogs

Raymond Cajuste doesn’t need any introduction in this business because of a long lasting career and the subliminal consistency of songs that will last a lifetime and talk about as long as this earth remains in place, notably « Chere Madame, Racines, Te Quiero », and so many others.

Nan Guinin by Raymond Cajuste Con Bossa Combo : Napster

Raymond Cajuste, icon singer of the Big Band Bossa Combo!

As far as I can remember if my memory doesn’t default me, Raymond Cajuste was always synonymous with the name Bossa Combo or Big band. Raymond Cajuste is one individual who scrutinizes himself in order to create a perfect composition. He is a tremendous singer, songwriter, arranger, composer. The revealing album for me that highlighted Raymond Cajuste career is the album Racines. He also stamped that song « Racines » with his voice and a powerful lyric that reminded us of a tumultuous journey of an ancestor imported from an African tribe to our homeland. His inspiration is dynamic and contagious.

Bossa Combo - Message Live 1977 by Elie Champagne Jr on SoundCloud - Hear  the world's sounds

I remember a long time ago I was headed to downtown Port-Au-Prince from Carrefour, Mont-Repos, Raymond along with Jean-Michel and Bertho were also on the bus felicitating Skah Shah for their album « Message » not knowing a hardcore Skah Shah fan was in the front seat listening to that conversation. I was delighted to hear those comments coming from him. It takes a great one to know one.

BOSSA COMBO - Permanente (Manicure/Pedicure) by Kompamagazine.com on  SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds

As I am often even reminded to shorten my posts in order to allow others to read them so I am doing just that here. Otherwise, Mr. Cajuste would have enabled me to write a book based on his life in our musical culture.

Raymond Cajuste is one of the great legends who is still alive and making music as we speak. So Mr. Cajuste, if you are reading this, I am personally thanking you for a lifetime of commitment to our culture and particularly our popular Kompa Direk. You are a true artist and an icon of our Kompa Direk history. Your legacy will live forever.

Source : kompamagazine
Written by Jason Accime aka Shah

 
 
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 Pour en savoir plus sur l’histoire de la musique haitienne, commandez le livre magistral d’Ed Rainer Sainvill « Tambours Frappés Haitiens Campés  » sur amazon  .D’après Edouard Pierre, un éducateur, cet ouvrage est une oeuvre gigantesque, une addition de valeur au patrimoine littéraire de notre culture. Un gros merci a Ed pour ce travail extraordinaire.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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