In 1955 France discovered the merengue, a new dance that was all the rage in America. Singer Gerard La Viny, who ran the famous West...

In 1955 France discovered the merengue, a new dance that was all the rage in America. Singer Gerard La Viny, who ran the famous West Indian cabaret ‘La Canne A Sucre’ in Paris, brought the dance back from Saint-Domingue… and two brothers from Martinique, Barel & Honore Coppet, adapted its rhythm into a Creole style to make it one of the most popular dances of the French Caribbean. Jean-Pierre MEUNIER