Dédé Saint Prix
Dédé Saint Prix (born 10 February 1953) is a French singer from Martinique, performing traditional chouval bwa music. He has used elements of modern styles in his recordings, including tambour, hip hop music, charanga, ragga, son, zouk, kompa and rara. He has been performing for more than 38 years and has released at least 25 albums.
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Dédé Saint Prix
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- Dédé Saint Prix
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- 1953
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Dédé Saint Prix (born 10 February 1953) is a French singer from Martinique, performing traditional chouval bwa music. He has used elements of modern styles in his recordings, including tambour, hip hop music, charanga, ragga, son, zouk, kompa and rara. He has been performing for more than 38 years and has released at least 25 albums.
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He is also a composer and flautist. He taught music until 1991; since that time he has devoted his time to study and performance of Caribbean rhythmic traditions, with worldwide appearances. In 2012, he was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur.
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• Name — Dédé Saint Prix • Years Active — 1972-present • Genre — Chouval bwa World music • Origin — Martinique • Label — L P K SOUND / ANBALARI Publishing
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1988 Mi Sé Sa 2005 Fruits de la patience
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- 1.Philippe Triay. « L’afro-ascendance » musicale du percussionniste martiniquais Bago. Martinique France Antilles. 14 juin 2016.
- 2.Dédé Saint Prix le missionnaire des congas
- 3.Dédé Saint-Prix : « Je fabriquais mes instruments avec les moyens du bord ». Le Monde.fr. 2022-08-23. 2023-04-18.
- 4.Des artistes s’associent à un béké… Ça tourne mal. pepseeactus.com. 21 septembre 2021.
- 5.Le temps du vivre ensemble la chanson qui fait polemique. martinique.franceantilles.fr. 21 septembre 2021.
- 6."Dédé Saint Prix est fait chevalier de l'ordre national de la légion d'honneur", martinique.franceantilles.fr
- 7.Coup de Cœur Musiques du Monde 2019. Académie Charles-Cros.
- 8.Place Dédé Saint-Prix : le nom de la place des fêtes du François. L'Officiel Martinique. 10 septembre 2019.
- 9.La place des Fêtes du François renommée place Dédé Saint-Prix. Martinique France Antilles. 31 août 2019.
- 10.Temps Forts Semaine 38 - Mémoire Vive : Dédé Saint-Prix, Le Griot des Îles. FranceTVPro. 19 septembre 2017.
- 11.Le Griot des îles en ouverture de la quinzaine. Martinique France Antilles. 05 avril 2019.
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