Patrick Saint-Éloi Explained
| Patrick Saint-Éloi |
| Birth Date: | 1958 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe France |
| Death Place: | Le Moule, Guadeloupe France[1] |
| Instrument: | [2] |
| 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
- Book: Couchy, Christine. 2013. Patrick Saint-Éloi : mon jardin créole. fr . Gourbeyre. Éd. Nestor . 880996534.
- Book: Okenga, Viviane. 2014. La conscience collective chez Patrick Saint-Éloi : à travers 30 titres de chansons. fr . Paris. L'Harmattan . 902615997.
Notes and References
- News: Patrick St-Éloi. L'Olympia. fr-FR.
- Web site: Patrick Saint Eloi . 2010. RFI Music.
- News: Former Kassav' singer Patrick Saint-Éloi has died. Repeating Islands. 19 October 2010.
