Tabou Combo
Formed in the Port-Au-Prince suburb of Petion-Ville by the Chancy brothers, Albert on bass and Adolphe on guitar, this young band won the Radio Haiti mini-jazz competition in 1968. They relocated to Brooklyn in 1971, and their song "New York City," which spoke of the difficulty of life in exile, reached #1 on the Paris pop charts in August 1975. They competed with Ska-Shah for top band honors in the 70s and 80s and fought "musical duels" similar to the Weber Sicot/Jean-Baptiste Nemours battles of the 50s and 60s.
An irresistible live band, Tabou Combo takes Haitian compas to the widest of audiences. From their regular appearances in the '80s at the famous Zenith Theatre in Paris, to an audience of 20,000 in New York's Central Park, to the Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, in football stadiums throughout the Caribbean, and on the turntables of the top DJs, this band makes people dance. Influenced by funk and soul in their adopted home, Tabou took on the likeness of the Commodores on the covers of their late-'70s releases. They even made a demo tape with hopes of a Motown contract. Their desire to reach the Black US market remains unsatisfied, but they should be proud that popular musicians such as Kassav' from the Antilles/Paris and Wilfrido Vargas from the Dominican Republic have absorbed their music.
© Richard Lieberson /TiVo
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Super Stars
Latin America - Released by TAMAYO RECORDS on 1 Jan 1979
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Sans limites
Zouk & Antilles - Released by Antilles Mizik on 1 Jan 2000
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Fiesta Caribena
World - Released by Manno Unisex Records on 1 May 2012
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Les grands succès de tabou combo (Double cd)
World - Released by Pastel Prod on 1 Jan 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
30 Anniversary (Zenith)
World - Released by B.E. RELATIONS PUBLISHING on 7 Aug 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Best of tabou combo (Vol.2)
North America - Released by Fanfan Mizik on 8 May 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Anthology Vol. III
World - Released by Mini Records on 18 Apr 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Anthology, Vol. V
World - Released by Mini Records on 6 Oct 1992
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Les grands succès de Tabou Combo
World - Released by B.E. RELATIONS PUBLISHING on 19 Sep 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Référence
Latin America - Released by Hibiscus records on 1 Jan 1996
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Anthology, Vol. 1
World - Released by Mini Records on 16 May 1992
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Overdrive
Latin America - Released by Hibiscus records on 2 May 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tabou Combo Super Stars
World - Released by B.E. REALTIONS PUBLISHING on 15 Aug 2022
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Aux Antilles
Zouk & Antilles - Released by Antilles Mizik on 1 Jan 2009
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Live au Zenith Part 2
World - Released by Mini Records on 11 Jul 1989
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Best of tabou combo (Vol.1)
North America - Released by Fanfan Mizik on 8 May 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Zap Zap
World - Released by B.E. RELATIONS PUBLISHING on 31 Jul 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo