Jean Michel St-Victor, higher referred to as “Zouzoul” to legions of konpa followers who adopted him for many years, has died from an sickness. He was 78.
Finest referred to as one of many lead singers of Skah Shah #1, St-Victor handed away the morning of Dec. 10 at his residence in Florida. Mario de Volcy, a music insider and artist, mentioned St-Victor’s longtime bandmates Jean Elie “Cubano” Telfort and Loubert Chancy confirmed the dying. St-Victor had struggled with an sickness, which was not disclosed.
Born in 1945, St-Victor turned an iconic artist for his lengthy checklist of achievements, primarily between the Seventies and early Nineties. Amongst them, his performances with konpa teams Shleu Shleu — which later turned Skah Shah — Bazouka, Nu Shah, Miami All Stars and PNP.
St-Victor was a part of the Frénétiques earlier than becoming a member of the Shleu Shleu, and had participated in a choir. Shleu Shleu’s supervisor Hugues “Dada” Jackaman started to name him Zouzoul, and the identify caught with him ceaselessly.
Over his profession, St-Victor composed, wrote, and performed classical guitar, percussion and drums. He was additionally acknowledged for the mega hits “Caroline” and “Men niméwo a.”
He as soon as described how significant it felt for him to return to Haiti, at a time when “Males niméwo a” was very talked-about.
“There have been 1000’s of individuals on the airport,” St-Victor mentioned. “This touched and shocked me enormously as a result of I used to be touching the general public’s admiration.”
Zouzoul additionally mentioned that lack of self-discipline, girls and cash have been on the coronary heart of the conflicts inside Skah Shah. “On a number of events, Skah-Shah misplaced virtually $100,000 at dances due to the musicians’ indiscipline,” he as soon as advised Ayibopost in an interview.