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Frantz Casseus

Frantz Casseus

Frantz Casseus has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 18 episodes and was first played on 17 April 2017.

Frantz Casseus was a Haitian-American guitarist and composer.

Born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, he spent most of his adult life in the United States where he immigrated in 1946 hoping to meet pianist Fats Waller. Though influenced by jazz and European classical music, Casseus's compositions maintained a focus on Haitian folk forms, which he incorporated into his recordings and his published compositions. Casseus was a frequent collaborator with Harry Belafonte, who recorded his song "Merci Bon Dieu". Casseus played on Belafonte's breakthrough album Calypso. Between 1953 and 1969, Casseus recorded three albums for Smithsonian Folkways. Casseus wrote music until the last years of his life, but from the 1970s tendonitis in his left hand curtailed his performance and recording career.

Casseus was an early guitar teacher to the American musician Marc Ribot, whose aunt and uncle were friends of Casseus. Ribot has played a significant role in preserving Casseus' musical legacy. As part of these efforts, Ribot edited a collection of Casseus' solo guitar compositions, and performed those same pieces on a CD issued in 1993.

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Frantz Casseus

Frantz Casseus has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 18 episodes and was first played on 17 April 2017.

Frantz Casseus was a Haitian-American guitarist and composer.

Born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, he spent most of his adult life in the United States where he immigrated in 1946 hoping to meet pianist Fats Waller. Though influenced by jazz and European classical music, Casseus's compositions maintained a focus on Haitian folk forms, which he incorporated into his recordings and his published compositions. Casseus was a frequent collaborator with Harry Belafonte, who recorded his song "Merci Bon Dieu". Casseus played on Belafonte's breakthrough album Calypso. Between 1953 and 1969, Casseus recorded three albums for Smithsonian Folkways. Casseus wrote music until the last years of his life, but from the 1970s tendonitis in his left hand curtailed his performance and recording career.

Casseus was an early guitar teacher to the American musician Marc Ribot, whose aunt and uncle were friends of Casseus. Ribot has played a significant role in preserving Casseus' musical legacy. As part of these efforts, Ribot edited a collection of Casseus' solo guitar compositions, and performed those same pieces on a CD issued in 1993.

Original source: Last.fm

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Lullaby
Frantz Casseus
Folkways Records1954
Romance
Frantz Casseus
Folkways Records1954
Suite No. 1: Yanvalloux
Frantz Casseus
Folkways Records1954
Dance
Frantz Casseus
Folkways Records1954
Suite No. 1: Petro
Frantz Casseus
Folkways Records1954
Suite No. 1: Coumbite
Frantz Casseus
Folkways Records1954
Nan Guinin
Lolita Cuevas, Frantz Casseus
Folkways Records1953
Haiti
Lolita Cuevas, Frantz Casseus
Folkways Records1953