Dédé Saint Prix (born 10 February 1953) is a French singer from Martinique, performing traditional chouval bwa music. He has used elements of modern styles in his recordings, including tambour, hip hop music, charanga, ragga, son, zouk, kompa and rara. He has been performing for more than 38 years and has released at least 25 albums. He is also a composer and flautist. He taught music until 1991; since that time he has devoted his time to study and performance of Caribbean rhythmic traditions, with worldwide appearances.[1]
Dédé Saint Prix | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Martinique |
| Genres | Chouval bwa World music |
| Years active | 1972-present |
| Labels | L P K SOUND / ANBALARI Publishing |
In 2012, he was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur.[2]
Albums edit
1988 Mi Sé Sa
2005 Fruits de la patience
References edit
- ^ Dédé Saint Prix (Mondomix) Archived 19 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dédé Saint Prix est fait chevalier de l'ordre national de la légion d'honneur" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, France-Antilles (in French)
- A performance by Saint Prix
- Dédé Saint Prix biography (in French)
- Official site(in French)
- Watrous, Peter (29 March 1995). "Music review; A Martinique Band at Play With Mimicry and Mood". The New York Times.
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