Chris Combette

He says it himself: when he fine-tunes his songs, he is like “a jeweller in his workshop,” (France Info Guyane, 2026). For over thirty years, with his guitar in tow, Chris Combette has been infusing reggae, biguine, calypso, bossa nova and jazz with a lively energy, crafting a sound of a rare finesse that pays close attention to lyrics, rhythms, and silences. This summer in Montreal, he will reunite with an audience he has cherished since his first Nuits d’Afrique concert in 2004, to share in a tender and generous moment, imbued with humanity, memory and hope. An evening to be treasured.