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Within Vinony's link graph, Frantz Casseus is referenced by 24 other articles, and connects out to United States, Haiti and winter.
It sits within the topics 1915 births, 1993 deaths and 20th-century Haitian musicians.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Haitian folk songs
- World's Favorite Selected Masterpieces for the Classic Guitar (World's Favorite Series, No. 56)
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Haiti
- Active from
- 1915-12-14
- Active to
- 1993-06-03
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 41,030
- Total plays
- 317,334
Tags
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 "Me
Available in 11 languages
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