Fabrice Rouzier - Haiti Music Video

Konpa musician, Fabrice Rouzier, was born in Port-au-Prince in 1967. At four years old, he began studying the piano, tutored by his Aunt Marguerite Borno. By the age of 17, he was a studio musician, working with the likes of Hans Peters, Bobby Denis, and Patrick Dejean. Two years later, he helped found Mizik Mizik. His track record of albums worked on has exceeded 300 so far in his career.

Part of a seminal movement, he became instrumental in cultivating Nouvelle Generation Konpa, helping such music artists as Emeline Michel, Belo, and Michel Martelly emerge onto the music scene. A potent music force, Rouzier also was the genius behind Haiti Troubadours CD compilation, which he recorded at the new Soleil Sound studio. Always looking for new musical horizons, he recorded balladeers Jude Jean and Tifane, helping to make their careers.

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The music business is a matter of who is in and who is out. That is why being a musician is said to be one of the most unstable careers as there have been thousands of artists that have been pushed into the unknown. In Haiti, legendary pianist Fabrice Rouzier is one of the few that have been successful both inside and outside the music industry for the past thirty years.

Fabrice Rouzier began his love and talent for music at the very young age of four with the help of his aunt Marguerite Borno, who taught him how to play the piano. During his teenage years, he was already playing with legendary Haitian musicians and music producers. After two years, he created the band Mizik Mizik.

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