Patrick Saint-Éloi
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Patrick Saint-Éloi | |
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Born | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe France | 20 October 1958
Died | 18 September 2010 Le Moule, Guadeloupe France[1] | (aged 51)
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Years active | 1975–2010 |
Patrick Saint-Éloi (20 October 1958 – 18 September 2010) was a Guadeloupean singer and songwriter. He was one of the lead singers of the Zouk and Compas band Kassav'. As a solo artist, he helped create zouk beton, a fast music genre played only by Kassav'. He was also an admired singer and songwriter of compa and Zouk Love songs.[3] Saint-Éloi died of cancer in Pointe-à-Pitre in 2010, aged 51. A public tribute was organised in Moule before his burial.[2]
Discography
Studio albums
- Misik Ce Lan-Mou (1982, 2M Production)
- A La Demande (1984, GD Productions)
- Jean-Philippe Marthely / Patrick Saint-Eloi (1985, GD Productions)
- Bizouk (1992, Sonodisc)
- Zoukamine (1994, Sonodisc)
- Martheloi (1996, Martheloi, with Jean-Philippe Marthely)
- Lovtans' (1998, P.S.E. Productions)
- Swing Karaib (2002, P.S.E. Productions, Lusafrica)
- Plézi (2005, P.S.E. Productions)
Live albums
- Live à l'Olympia (2010, P.S.E. Productions, Note A Bene)
Compilations
- Zoukolexion Vol.1 (2007, Note A Bene)
- Zoukolexion Vol.2 (2008, Note A Bene)
Selected tribute albums and posthumous releases
- Passion Saint-Eloi (2016, Note A Bene, tribute album)
Further reading
- Couchy, Christine (2013). Patrick Saint-Éloi : mon jardin créole (in French). Gourbeyre: Éd. Nestor. OCLC 880996534.
- Okenga, Viviane (2014). La conscience collective chez Patrick Saint-Éloi : à travers 30 titres de chansons (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan. OCLC 902615997.
References
- ^ "Patrick St-Éloi". L'Olympia (in French).
- ^ a b "Patrick Saint Eloi". RFI Music. 2010.
- ^ "Former Kassav' singer Patrick Saint-Éloi has died". Repeating Islands. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
External links
- Patrick Saint-Éloi discography at Discogs
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