ArtistInfo

Henri Guédon

perc, voc, 1944-2006 MQ, Fort-de-France
Musician of Latin, World and Folk
A.k.a. Kiké

Henri Guédon (born May 22, 1944 in Fort de France in Martinique - died on February 12, 2006 in Paris, France after heart surgery) was a Martiniquan percussionist. His first band was called La Contesta and he organised it when he was 20. He was awarded a Maracas d'or the first year the awards ran. In 1983, Philippe Langlais invited him to compose a mix of classical and jazz with his orchestra, the resulting composition called Opéra Triangulaire. He was a judo champion 1963-65. Multiple albums fused Antillean rhythms with other music from around the world. Guedon was instrumental in exporting the new sound of 60s and 70s Latin -guaguanco, boogaloo, salsa, descarga - to France and the rest of Europe. When Guedon began placing his percussion instruments at the front of the stage in the style o

Instruments

• Percussion
• Vocals
• Cowbell
• Synthesizer

Genres

• Latin
• World
• Folk
• Jazz
• R&B/Soul

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