Biography

Hervé Fanini-Lemoine is a musician, composer, lyricist, songwriter, and studio producer.  His specialty is "KONPA"; one of may styles of music from the Caribbean island of Haiti.

 

 

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In 1986, he produced the "Celebration" album of Khal-Mah Vibrations, a Miami Band that he was the bandleader, lead guitarist, and arranger.  He was very please to play that project alongside Haitian Superstars in the likes of Dadou Pasquet, Anderson Cameau, Mario Malaya, Lucky Pierre, Pedro Souffrant and many other great Talents.

In 1990, he produced "Kompa'm Se Pam" in collaboration with Obed Lubin, Nasser Chery, and Yvon Mondesir.  He wrote seven songs and lyrics for six of them.  During the same year, he worked with Ana Pierre in her album "PaVin Rete Kem" and he also assisted on the production and arrangement of "En Pa'n Kares".

While working on his upcomimg "Sekool CD" in 1994, he managed to write two songs for his friend Ana: "Pa Fe'm Sa Konsa, a pop kompa and "J'ai Besoin De Toi", a Reggae Caribbean style. That Album was released in 1995 under AP"s production label.

He started the Sekool project in 1993.  This was somewhat different from the conventional Kompa structure.  He called this production a Fusion-Kompa (where different flavors have been introduced).  The concept was rather concert oriented instead of the traditional dance approach.  Hervé's entourage was full with great talent such as Jephte Bastien, a Pop singer from Montreal; extraordinary Tabou Combo bass player, Yves A Abel;  Denis "Ti Polis" Nozil; Jean Claude "Coq" Jean of Tabou Combo;  Landrin Battistini, studio Keyboardist and Lucky Pierre, just to name a few.  The album was lunch in early 1997 along with a Video Hit "Menvi Konnen'w".

In 1995 he started a project for Assad Francoeur, Coupé Cloué ex lead singer. Ten originals arranged and produced by Fanini's unique touch with all respect to the original "Mamba Groove" and yet completely different from what you would expect. He finally came to end in July 2003 awaiting the release soon. By the way the project was reborn in December 2002 after Lucky Pierre heard one piece and was convinced that project was bound to be a Hit Factory. So the album title is "HIT sous HIT".

Early 1998, Fanini was working on a new project that would be the Sekool next generation (perhaps a solo album - can you imaging Fanini Singing?) You have yet to listen to this one: Konpa all the way: very, very different. Although most of the recording had been completed, Fanini is entertaining the idea of singing or producing a young talent. Look out for that one.  

Summer 1998,  "South Beach In Motion" a compilation South Beach' bests artists at that time, selected "Love Saex" as one as the twelve songs that made up this project.

December 2002, while taking a ride with his friend Lucky Pierre, Fanini was playing a tape in his car that caught Lucky's attention. Oh yeah! That was Assad Francoeur. That day in December revived the project that has been dormant for nearly seven years. Prince Assali "HIT sous HIT CD has been completed awaiting its release.

 

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