Kompa Band Zenglen and Richie

The Media - May 20 2010, 2:59 PM

The Haitian Kompa Band Zenglen went through a lot of experiences.

Those experiences seem to make Richie and Zenglen still stronger.

It was in the 1980's, in Delmas 18 in Port-au-Prince Haiti, that Garry Didier Perez and Jean Brutus Derissaint were going to make history in the Haitian music industry.

Every afternoon, the young Brutus would sit on his front porch and play the guitar, his favorite instrument.

Garry Didier Perez, who at that time was sharing his passion for singing with his friend Patrick Martineau, often noticed Brutus playing his guitar and one day invited him to come to his friend's house with him at Bourdon.

Many musicians have had the opportunity to play with ZENGLEN, among them, the popular singer Gracia Delva who was living in New-York at that time, Gracia was a friend of Bellande Georges (ex-manager of Tabou Combo).

At the request of Bellande, he joined the group at the end of 1995. ZENGLEN found in him the ideal singer.

His voice, his stage presence, his spontaneity, his energy have attracted many and have also increased the band's popularity.

Bellande Georges, considered by many as the father of Gracia, also contributed a lot to the progress of the group.

It was in 1995 that Georgio Leon Emile presented Bellande to Brutus who was looking for a manager in the U.S. Bellande devoted his time, energy and his contacts in the music business so that ZENGLEN could expand.

As a result of his contacts, ZENGLEN has had some interesting contracts to perform at some official evening soirees, private and popular in Haiti, as well as abroad.

ZENGLEN went through a lot of experiences, but still came out stronger...Gracia Delva left to form his own group, Reginald Cange and Jean Edouard Jean-Baptiste left to pursue other venues.

Now, with the new talented singer Kenny Desmangles, and the latest additional singer Darbens Chery, ZENGLEN offers to those who have been faithful and very supportive since the beginning, a musical treasure chest...5 stars that shine and which will continue to shine in the heaven for the future generations.