Spectacles on Guadeloupe : Art & Culture

Art & Culture : Spectacles on Guadeloupe

Spectacles

Gérard La Viny (1933)

Musician and singer with two great moments of success: Sans chemise, sans pantalon et Ba moin an ti bo. Father of Eddy La Viny.

Pascal Légitimus (Paris 1959)

Theatre and cinema actor, member of the group Les Inconnus, who produced their first film in 1995 (Les Trois Freres).

Tania Saint-Val

Singer who became famous following a duet with Johnny Hallyday and as a first act before a concert tour of Michel Sardou at the Olympia.

Joëlle Ursull (1960 Pointe-à-Pitre)

Originally from the group Zouk Machine, she became internationally known after winning second prize at the Eurovision festival in 1990 with a song composed by Serge Gainsbourg.

Franky Vincent

He and his hit “Vas-y Franky” are a favourite to all.

Gilles Floro (Saint-Claude 1964)

A young singer of zouk love, famous in the West Indies.

Zouk Machine

A groupe of three Guadeloupean singer ladies, directed by Lisette Obidol.

Kassav

A music group founded by two Guadeloupeans, Pierre-Edouard Décimus and Jacob Devarieux, founders of the “zouk” phenomenon. The group was a debut for singers Jocelyne Béroard, Jean-Philippe Marthély et Patrick Saint-Eloi. They celebrated their 20h anniversary in 1999 with a huge concert at Bercy.