Interview with Yvon "Kapi" André, the drummer for Tabou Combo, the most commercially successful Haitian band. Originally known as Los Incognitos, Tabou Combo has been an innovator of the konpa rhythm. The band had a #1 hit in 1975 in the French recording industry for their song "New York City," a tale of the Haitian experience in the Diaspora, and Carlos Santana covered their song "Mambouya." Tabou Combo has a strong international presence and has performed on nearly every continent. In this interview, André discusses the band’s origins in Petionville’s teenage music scene among other bands like Les Shleu Shleu and the Difficiles de Petionville. He also talks about konpa and zouk styles and the band’s experiences through the years.
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