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Magnum Band and Dadou Pasquet

April 12, 2013 7:10 PM

Armed with the compelling musical amalgam of the pop, jazz and soul that make up Konpa music, and their own sound filled with Haitian and Creole elements married to the kind of conscious, social lyrics only a few can write, Magnum Band and its singer/songwriter lead Dadou Pasquet, have cemented themselves in Haitian musical history.

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Founded in 1976 by Dadou Pasquet and his older brother Tico Pasquet, the band Magnum has garnered critical acclaim as well as some commercial success. Still, even though 'Haiti's Six-String Ambassador' has piloted Magnum Band through the years to play on local and international stages from the US to Europe, and they've recorded more than 30 albums to date, they have not seen the type of success possible from the 8 million strong Haitian Diaspora, evidenced by the fact that no artist has sold more than 100,000 copies since the launch of konpa Direck in 1955.

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Dadou, who has garnered enough experience and clout to validate his stance, feels the blame lies with the lacking business practices and principles of Haitian producers, and he has been very vocal about subject. He has previously expressed that his frustration over the threat to the music form posed by its producers will eventually cause him to bow out of the field he loves and is so loved in.

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Dadou, born Andre Pasquet, and his brother Claude, who's esteemed as konpa music's best percussionist, have created more than just one of the longest-running, most unique sounding and emotion-stirring bands in the history of the Haitian music industry, they've created their own piece of history and a point of inspiration for future konpa musicians in particular and Haitian musicians in general.

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