Tabou Combo

Tabou Combo's origins date back to 1967, when Albert Chancy Jr and Herman Nau made their stage debut at a concert in a Haitian church. Following the performance, the two musicians decided to continue together and embarked on a tour under the name Los Incognitos De Pétion-Ville. Acknowledged on the island, where the group gained in popularity and won Radio Haiti's best musical group of the year award in 1969, it was in Brooklyn in 1970 that the name changed to Tabou Combo. After a break due to Albert Chancy's studies in Montreal, the group regained momentum under the direction of Jean-Claude Jean. In New York, Tabou Combo explodes, composing songs that become real hits, in particular "New-York City " (1974). Featured on the group's fourth album, 8th Sacrement, the record was a commercial success and popularized the kompa style. Tabou Combo began touring massively, returning with an album the following year(The Master in 1975) and gaining notoriety. Well-perceived as a major representative of Haitian music around the world, the group stood out for its ability to conquer the charts, joining them in 1978 with the track "Ma Bouya " and in 1989 with the album Aux Antilles. The group's impressive, unwavering productivity has not been affected by the passage of time, and they present another major track on the album Sans Limites in 2000: "Tu As Volé". This longevity enables Tabou Combo to endure the years and to maintain their presence on stage, as they did in France when they played the Zénith in Paris in 2018, more than fifty years after their debut.