Kreyol La (often stylized as Kreyōl La) is a Haitian

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band. The group has performed throughout the world, most notably in the

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and the

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through various concerts, carnivals, and festivals.

History

Kreyol La was founded in January 2005 after the disbandment of ''Konpa Kreyol''. When keyboardist David Dupoux started his own band with Mikaben called ''Krezi Mizik'', the rest of Konpa Kreyol led by Tjo Zenny became Kreyol La. Initially, Kreyol La was much less sophisticated than its predecessor, imploring a sound that was closer to the street culture of Port-au-Prince but paved the way for it in becoming a key contributor to the electronic scene of the ''New Generation'' of Compas. Since March 2008, after an experience with

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s, Kreyol La has been retooled in evolving into a “full band” format, harmonizing the keyboards, guitar, bass, drums and percussion of old that drew closer to the sounds of Konpa Kreyol. Until the release of ''Invictus'' in 2015, it arguably has become one of the more sophisticated album release to date while making the case for exceeding the musical direction of Konpa Kreyol.

Members

Current *Tjo Zenny – lead vocals (2005–) *Stanley Hérissé – bassist and musical director *Fabrice Fombrun – keyboard *Antonio Guillaune – drummer Former *Joubert Charles – manager (2005–2010; deceased,

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) *Ti Ansyto – vocals (2005–2014) *Vladmir Alexis – drummer (2005–2014)

Discography

;Studio albums *''Viktwa'' (2006) *''Evolution'' (2010) *''Invictus'' (2015) *''Domination'' (2018) *''Emotion'' (2020)

References

External links

* * * 2005 establishments in Haiti Haitian musical groups Musical groups established in 2005 {{Haiti-musician-stub