The Mapou Has Fallen: Honoring the Dadou Pasquet Legacy
The guitar is often treated as a solo instrument—a tool for ego. In the hands of Dadou Pasquet, it was a tool for architecture. On November 23, 2025, the world lost a man who didn't just play music; he engineered a cultural shift. André "Dadou" Pasquet, the enigmatic co-founder of Magnum Band, died at his…
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The Mapou Has Fallen: Honoring the Dadou Pasquet LegacyI am a heading
The guitar is often treated as a solo instrument—a tool for ego. In the hands of Dadou Pasquet, it was a tool for architecture. On November 23, 2025, the world lost a man who didn't just play music; he engineered a cultural shift. André "Dadou" Pasquet, the enigmatic co-founder of Magnum Band, died at his…
“We Listen with Our Eyes”: Dadou Pasquet’s Hard Truths for Modern Haitian MusicI am a heading
In the pantheon of Haitian music, there are players, there are stars, and then there is Dadou Pasquet.To call him a "legend" feels reductive. After sitting down for a recent interview, it’s clear Pasquet is something rarer: he is a musical scientist who has grown tired of the noise. From his days shaping the sound…