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André Toussaint
BornHaiti
GenresCalypso
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years activeEarly 1950s–1981
Musical artist

André Toussaint was a Haitian singer and guitarist who emigrated to Nassau, Bahamas 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), Soul Jazz. Includes "Nassau Cha Cha".

References

  1. ^ Stone, Michael (23 October 2002). "André Toussaint: Bahamian Ballads: The Songs of André Toussaint". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. "Naxos World Releases Bahamian Ballads: The Songs of André Toussaint". All About Jazz. 18 June 2002. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ^ Andre Toussaint Sings at Blackbeard's Tavern. OCLC 34289306. Retrieved 8 March 2014 – via WorldCat.
  4. "Citation Data". Library Catalog. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. Mike Callahan; David Edwards; Patrice Eyries. "Art Records Album Discography". Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. "Google image from Ebay website". Google. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  7. "Andre Toussaint – Ti Ta To". ssheltonimages.com/. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  8. Cummings-Yeates, Rosalind. "Andre Toussaint – Bahamian Ballads". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  9. Peter Bacon (14 September 2002). "CD's: World CDs". The Birmingham Post (England). Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2013 – via HighBeam.
  10. Mike Zwerin (3 July 2002). "Cool thinking in the summer". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2013 – via HighBeam. The childlike sincerity and sun-drenched delivery would be on the edge of kitsch if it weren't so joyful.
  11. Nassau's Junkanoo Festival. OCLC 14720290. Retrieved 14 January 2014 – via WorldCat.
  12. Sule Greg Wilson (22 March 2003). "Various Calypso: Vintage Songs from the Caribbean". Sing Out!. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2013 – via HighBeam. His "Little Nassau/Bahama Mama" could almost be a Louis Jordan tune, transfused with an "island flair" for the paying customers.
  13. MacLeod, Erin (16 July 2013). "Various Artists – Mirror to the Soul in the Caribbean 1920–72". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 January 2014.

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