Biography
Tabou Combo is a Haitian compas band that was founded in 1968 in Pétion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince. The orchestra has performed throughout the world (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and especially in the Caribbean). Tabou Combo was the first Haitian band to perform in Japan, Ivory Coast, Senegal among others, and were named the “Official Panamanian Band” in Panama due to their popularity, while also becoming the first Caribbean band to have a number one single in the French Hit Parade. They dynamically sung their songs in both English, French, Spanish and in Haitian Creole. Tabou Combo refer to themselves as the “ambassadors of konpa.”
In 1968, band founders Albert Jr. Chancy and Herman Nau, performed their first concert. At first they named themselves, Los Incognitos because they were virtually unknown, but soon changed it in to “Tabou Combo” the following year to better fit Haitian culture. That year, the band won “Best Musical Group… of the Year” in a televised talent contest, gaining a national reputation in Haiti and the sight of a promising international career.
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2Discography
| Artist | Title | Year | Format | Classification | Gem, favourite, must-listen | |
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 | Tabou Combo | Aux Antilles | © & ℗1989 | Vinyl LP | Zouk / Soukous / Tribal / Africa | |
 | Tabou Combo | Live Au Zenith Les Plus Grands Succès | © & ℗1989 | Vinyl LP × 2 | Zouk / Soukous / Tribal / Africa |
16Songs
| Song | Year | Records |
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| Aux Antilles | 1989 |
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| Baissez-Bas | 1989 | |
| Bambou Penche | 1989 | |
| Et Alors | 1989 | |
| Intro | 1989 | |
| Kanaval | 1989 |
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| Kompam Ce Pam | 1989 |
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| Kote Moune Yo | 1989 |
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| La Nature "Yo Gaye" | 1989 |
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| La Vie En Exil | 1989 |
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| Mabouya | 1989 | |
| New York City | 1989 | |
| Quittem Fe Zafem | 1989 | |
| Sweet 20 | 1989 |
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| Tabou Mania | 1989 | |
| Voye Monte | 1989 |