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Fabrice Rouzier was born in L"Hôpital de Canapé Vert in Portuguese-au-Prince.
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He has lived in Bois Moquette, where he has a recording studio. He currently resides in Pétionville, where he has spent most of his life. By 1984, he was playing and recording with musicians and producers including Hans Peters, Bobby Denis, and Patrick Dejean.
He started his career in the early 80"s and in 1986, he joined, Keke Belizaire, Mano Obas, Choupite Jacquette and other musicians to launch the musical band, Mizik Mizik.
The band has released the classic albulms, "Blakawout"(Blackout) in 2001 and "Paradi nan Lanfè"(Paradise in Hell) in 2008. Rouzier is also the master producer of the "Haiti Troubadours" Civil Defense series.
Over the course of his career, Fabrice has recorded and collaborated on over 300 albums. He has greatly influenced the development of “Compas Nouvelle Generation” and helped launch the career of many well-known Haitian musicians, including Emeline Michel, Michel Martelly, Beethova Obas, Boukman Eksperyans, BélO, Tifane, Jude Jean, Jahnesta, and many others
Rouzier is greatly known as one of the "Twoubadou Movement" leaders for revitalizing the genre, along with Keke Belizaire.
As of 2005, he is one of the forces behind the young record label “Soleil Sound” that has recorded "Haiti Troubadours", BélO, and Nickenson Prud"Homme"s upcoming album. He has also produced the first solo albums of crooner Jude Jean and of newcomer Tifane.
