Les Embassadeurs

Updated December 31, 2012 6:29 PM

Mid-1960 known as the turning point of Haitian music, this was the time of popular middle class music movement. One of small music bands of that time, mini-djaz introduced kompa, (a well known music form of Haiti) in a more modern way. They transformed this traditional music form completely by pairing it with electric bass, electric guitar and other more trendy instruments. There was a lot of drumming in their music and they also not hesitated including saxophone and other uncommon Haitian instruments.

The new mini jazz movement was actually launched by the Shleu Shleu a famous music group and slowly it started influencing suburb of Pétion-Ville, Les Difficiles, Tabou Combo, Les Loups Noirs, Les Fantaisistes de Carrefour, Frères DéJean, Bossa Combo, Les Ambassadeurs and many others. Most of these groups belonged to the neighbourhoods of Port-au-Prince and had no idea when they also came under the influence of this great middle class trendy music movement. If you would like to experience that music form you may listen to Les Ambassadeurs's, sous le ciel d'haiti, its music numbers such as romeo et juliette, anaila , plainte, promotion, couleur diplomatique, pinga ou quite'm, priere, impatience, ma premiere chanson represent the core of 1960 music trend.

Les Ambassadeurs's went through various twists and turns. Mini jazz is only one of the various flavours it added into the Haitian traditional music. In this article you are welcome to add your own experience about Les Ambassadeurs's music. Your might have experienced something interesting about its music style, so come and share a little bit about Les Ambassadeurs and its music .

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