Fred Paul, Konpa’s Most Musical Producer

Le Nouvelliste pays tribute in this edition to the prolific producer of Haitian music during the vinyl and CD era, Fred Paul of Mini Records. This article dates back to 2020 and still feels fresh.

Le Nouvelliste
Par Le Nouvelliste
31 Jul 2025 | Lecture : 3 min.

Nothing predestined Fred Paul for such a long and fruitful career as a Konpa producer. Fred is not just a great record producer, nor simply the man behind the most prestigious catalog of Haitian music—he embodies the very essence of Konpa.

As a young man, Fred had two passions: playing soccer and listening to music. A fan of Nemours Jean-Baptiste, he moved to the U.S. at the age of 19 to study. In the early 1970s, the Haitian diaspora numbered in the hundreds of thousands across North America. Mini-jazz bands had dethroned th

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