difficiles

Four years after forming and the year of the release of their first album, Difficiles de Petion-Ville split after an argument between band-mates turned sour. The success of the album, Ce La Vie, which, in 1970, was the embodiment of the desires of the youth of the day, became almost overshadowed by the politics within the band. Robert Martino left the band to begin his own projects and was replaced. The band would go on to record other albums from 1970 to 1984.

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During the years when Les Difficiles de Petion-Ville's members were not playing together, they all kept busy working within the realms of the music industry. Robert Martino had work with other acts such as Top Vice, Gypsies, and Misty Jean. He also worked with Reynold Nader 'Sinsin', Fabrice Rouzier and Jean-Louis Olson among others to revive Scorpio. Even outside of actually performing, the link with music remained. Lead vocalist, Henry Celestin kept busy working sound and lights for events.

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The members of the band, Les Difficiles de Petion-Ville include, on lead vocals, Henry Celestin (founding member), Robert Martino (guitars, founding member), John William 'William Ti' (gongiste), Reynold Nader (guitar accompanist), Sony A. Louis 'Ti Boeuf' (drummer), Claudy Emmanuel on bass guitar and, on tam tam, Joseph Arius. This is the band's fourth reunion and they hope to parlay the sound of the past despite the many changes and separations it had endured throughout its nearly 50 year history.

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Here is a souvenir of the good old days. This was the time when Carnival in Haiti requires masks to be part of it.

We would like some input from those who have been there during that time. Please let me know what you see as different today from the days when such band like Difficiles, Gypsies and many others of the old generation were participating in Haiti Carnival

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Les Dificile De Petion Remains a Pride for Haiti. Les Difficiles De Petion has been going its ups and downs since its inception. This band has been holding its performances around Haiti for a long time and this has given them a lot of experience.

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The most recent performances of the group Les Dificile De Petion was held at a ceremony in North Miami. In that event, the Haitian President Michel Martelly was there to be entertained by this band which was performing at around 11:00 pm on Friday, August 13, 2012. The band was performing one of its popular songs called, Min Polo.

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Robert Martino left the band. He said he left the band Les Dificile De Petion in order to form his own. He left after the refusal of one of the maestro performer Henry Celestin defected playing a Bolero. This is a Spanish dance performed by jumping around in a performance.

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The audience gave their views of letting a former guitarist of the group back, Eddy Woolley who had also left.

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In the recent past, Robert Marino stated his intentions of returning back to Les Defficile De Petion. The audience showed their reactions by giving their positive hopes toward the betterment of the band.

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After Robert Martino left Les Dificile De Petion, he was followed by other members of les difficiles de petion thereby adding a lot of injuries to the band. They went to form another band called the Les Gypsies.

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