Frantz Casséus and Barbara Perlow - Haitiana (1969)

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Title: Haitiana
Year Of Release: 1969
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Genre: World
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 27:48
Total Size: 129 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Meci bon Die (1:47)
02. Nan fond bois (2:16)
03. Dance of the Hounsies (2:50)
04. Cé grand matin (1:36)
05. Adieu foulards (2:40)
06. Dance (2:59)
07. Atibon (1:11)
08. Fi nan bois (3:26)
09. Tout lé jou (1:53)
10. Congo (2:09)
11. Simbi (3:06)
12. Assoto (1:55)

Recorded in stereo, this album features Haitian classical and folk guitarist Frantz Casséus and soprano Barbara Perlow performing a dozen original songs. Casséus (1915–1993) was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, but lived in the United States for most of his adult life. He spent his musical career promoting Haitian folk music forms, often incorporating them into his recordings and compositions. He recorded three albums for Folkways, two with vocalists and one solo guitar album. This recording, made in 1969 with Barbara Perlow, was his last known recording.