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Antoine Rossini Jean-Baptiste, born Emmanuel Jean-Baptiste, and better known as Ti Manno, [1] was one of, if not the most, beloved and well known Haitian singer. His lyrics were avant-garde, he sang about the condition of the Haitian people, sexism, sexual harassment, power harassment, discrimination.
Dancers performing to Compas music closely, highlighting the genre's intimate style. Compas (French pronunciation:; Haitian Creole: konpa dirèk; [2] French: compas direct), also known as konpa or kompa, is a modern méringue dance music genre of Haiti. [1]
Méringue was heavily influenced by the contredanse from Europe and then by Afro-Caribbean influences from Hispaniola.The blend of African and European cultures has created popular dance music, music played on simple acoustic instruments by artists who don't need theaters or microphones to show off their art.
The band was first formed in 1969 under the name Haiti Combo.It was later changed to Volo Volo de Boston in 1972 with Eric Breneus as the vocalist approximately two years before the arrival of Ti Manno, Moise Desir, and Ricot Mazarin. [5]
Magnum Band is a kompa band formed on June 24, 1976 [1] by André Pasquet [] (a.k.a. Dadou), former musician of the group Tabou Combo, and his brother Claude Pasquet [] (a.k.a. Tico) in Miami.
Lina Mathon-Blanchet (3 January 1903 – 11 March 1994) was a Haitian pianist, music teacher and composer. First director of the Conservatoire National, she was interested in Haiti's folkloric traditions and was one of the first performers to include Vodou-influenced theatrical performances on the public stage in the country.
A collection of his pieces was published in Port-au-Prince in 1955, entitled simply, Musique de Ludovic Lamothe. [ 5 ] In 2001, a CD recording of Lamothe was published on the IFA Music Records label, released in 2001 featuring some of his pieces, the Ballade in A Minor , Danza No. 1 ( La Habanera ), Evocation , and Danse Espagnole No. 4 ...