André Toussaint was a

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

an singer and guitarist who emigrated to

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in 1953 and performed there until his death in 1981. He sang and recorded in several languages and in a variety of styles, most notably calypso.

Discography

Albums

* ''Andre Toussaint Sings at Blackbeard's Tavern'' (1954), Art Records * ''Andre Toussaint and "the Caribbeans"'' (1956), Bahama * ''Live at La Fin'' (1959), Art Records * ''The Golden Voice of Haiti: André Toussaint Goes International'', Elite * ''Treasured Moments with Andre Toussaint'' * ''Bahamian Ballads'' (2002), Naxos

Multi-artist compilations

* ''Nassau's Junkanoo Festival'' (1956), Bahama * ''Calypso: Vintage Songs from the Caribbean'' (2002), Putumayo * ''Mirror to the Soul: Music, Culture and Identity in the Caribbean, 1920–72'' (2013),

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. Includes "Nassau Cha Cha".

References

External links

PopMatters review of ''Bahamian Ballads'' compilation

Allmusic biography
20th-century Haitian male singers 1981 deaths Calypsonians Bahamian singers Year of birth missing People from Nassau, Bahamas Haitian emigrants Immigrants to the Bahamas {{Haiti-musician-stub