Difficiles / D.P. Express: The Locomotives of Compas

Les Difficiles de Pétion-Ville and their successor D.P. Express revolutionized Haitian compas music between 1966 and 1991, transforming a neighborhood band into an international musical powerhouse before succumbing to socio-economic turbulence.

On March 19, 1966, maestro Henry Célestin and guitarist Robert Martino founded Les Difficiles de Pétion-Ville. The group originally included Henry Célestin (vocals, maestro), Pierre Emmanuel Charles (guitar), Robert Martino, Jean-Robert Hérissé (bass guitar), Freddy Burr-Reynaud, Sony Louis (drums), Billy Degand, and Marc Edmé. Aged between fourteen and sixteen, these young musicians recorded their first album, Ce La Vie, in 1970, featuring hits such as “Refuge Moin,” &l

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