Nemours Jean-Baptiste
Musical Artist
1918 – 1985
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Who was Nemours Jean-Baptiste?
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 in French, or konpa dirèk in Creole or simply konpa; a style of Haitian music.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1918
Port-au-Prince - Also known as
- Nemours Jean Baptiste
- Nemours Jean
- Died
- May 18, 1985
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on July 23, 2013
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