CRUZ- LA is a Haitian kompas music band that is based in Brooklyn, New York. The group was created by longtime friends Josue Baptist and Serge Sainthilaire Jr. Josue had thought of the idea of creating a group after seeing Serge play Allan Cave hit song “Sepa Pout Dat” on a little Casio keyboard. Soon after, with the help of good friends (Jamey Jasmin, Fintelow Sainthilaire, and Alfredo Dorcely) and years of work and dedications CRUZ- LA was form in 2009. Longtime friends Samuel Casseus, and Pierre Richard Jean Claude were soon part of the group thus completing the band.

