Tanya St.Val Music Video

Born in 1966, Tanya Saint-Val grew up in the music world. When Tanya Saint-Val was still only a little girl, she was already imitating her grandmother singing operetta. Aged nine, she sang on an album of traditional music with her father, a guitarist, singer and professional composer.

After a spell with the Vikings de Guadeloupe, she joined the Daniel Forestal orchestra, where she met Dominique Zorobabel, a future singer with Zouk Machine. At the same time, she continued singing Ella Fitzgerald songs at local dances in Guadeloupe. She then met Pierre-Edouard Decimus, manager of the group Kassav, who introduced her to the French Caribbean recording studios, where she soon got regular work as a backing singer.

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This song is performed by two internationally known artists: Dadou Pasquet and Tanya St Val. Dadou Pasquet is one of the most exciting and legendary Haitian musicians of the 21th century. With the emergence of Magnum band in 1976, Dadou Pasquet and his brother, Tico Pasquet, created a unique sound in Konpa that blends elements of Haitian root, jazz, pop, and soul filled Creole music. Tanya St Val was born to sing. She was only 9 years old when she appeared on the scenes of his native Guadeloupe. Her success quickly propel the top hits-parades and lead to conduct many tours in the Caribbean, france, Europe, and Africa.

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