Webert Sicot | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Died | February 1985 (aged 54–55) |
| Genres | Compas |
| Occupation(s) | Instrumentalist, composer, band leader |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
Webert Sicot (1930 – February 1985) was a Haitian saxophone player, composer and band leader. He is recognized as one of the creators of compas also known as compas direct, a style of Haitian music born in the 1950s that he named cadence rampa after he left Nemours' band to differentiate himself in 1962 in the spirit of competition.[1]
- ^ Rabess, Gregory (2014). "Cadence-Lypso". In John Shepherd, David Horn (ed.). Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. Vol. 9. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 413. ISBN 9781441132253. Retrieved 25 April 2015.