Tuco Bouzi Biography

The first album of Tuco Bouzi, Bel Carnaval, with Dixie band was released in 1984. He released a number of hit albums with the band including Malouines, Roule, Lolita, Ti Yaya, El Unico, Vérité, Aba, Abou Yeye, Pretty Lady, Abu, Kimbe Compaou, La Ki Ni Nana, Bayo Bayo, Voye Monte, Andrea, Les Grands Success de Dixi Band, La Ban'n A Touco. One of his legendary tracks is "Tuco's salsa" which is in the album Vérité.

However, the band was broken and Tuco Bouzi started working on his own and with different other bands and singers. Dixie Band is so popular that even now they are invited to perform in different national programmes in Haiti.

There was a rumour about Bouzi that he was going to join another band Top Vice just after he had worked as a drummer with the band for some composition. However, the musician dismissed any chance of joining any band though he loved the band Top Vice. Freddie of Top Vice also supported him asserting that he was in a standard that should not join any other bands.

The Tuco also included that if he wished to join a band, he would put Dixie Band together.Dixie band is still in people's hearts and was invited to perform in Panama by the government at their carnaval festival in 2008.

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