Career
He is credited with being the inventor of compas, also known as compas direct, a style of Haitian music Nemours dedicated many songs to his friends and fans. In the early sixties, many of the Group Compas Direct"s compositions were in praise of women and healthy relationships "Ti Carole" was one of the famous hit that remains amognst the Top ten list for over a year.
Nemours and the Group performed at several New York night club in the early seventies to be con
During Jean-Baptiste"s early career, he played in a band with fellow Haitian artist Webert Sicot called Conjunto International.
Years after the band dissolved, Webert Sicot introduced a new dance rhythm that bore many similarities to Jean-Baptiste"s compas. During the period of argument and controversy that followed, the two took lyrical jabs at each other in their songs.
The competition between the two culminated in a soccer match between the two artists and their respective bands, which ended in a 1-1 tie.
