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.[2] 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".[3] 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 (b. 1954), whose aunt and uncle were friends of Casseus. Ribot has played a significant role in preserving Casseus' musical legacy.[2] As part of these efforts, Ribot edited a collection of Casseus' solo guitar compositions,[4] and performed those same pieces on a CD issued in 1993.[5]
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^"Frantz Casseus, 77, Composer for Guitar". The New York Times. 10 June 1993. p. D 23. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
frantz, casseus, december, 1915, june, 1993, haitian, american, guitarist, composer, born, raised, port, prince, haiti, spent, most, adult, life, united, states, where, immigrated, 1946, hoping, meet, pianist, fats, waller, though, influenced, jazz, european, . Frantz Casseus 14 December 1915 3 June 1993 1 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 2 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 3 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 b 1954 whose aunt and uncle were friends of Casseus Ribot has played a significant role in preserving Casseus musical legacy 2 As part of these efforts Ribot edited a collection of Casseus solo guitar compositions 4 and performed those same pieces on a CD issued in 1993 5 References edit Frantz Casseus 77 Composer for Guitar The New York Times 10 June 1993 p D 23 Retrieved 15 April 2022 a b Ribot Marc Frantz Casseus BOMB Magazine Winter 2003 Frantz Casseus Ribot Marc 2003 The Complete Works of Frantz Casseus Tuscany Publications Ribot Marc 1993 Marc Ribot Plays Solo Guitar Works of Frantz Casseus CD Brussels Les Disques du Crepuscule Discography editHaitian Folks Songs Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 1953 duets with singer Lolita Cuevas Haitian Dances Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 1954 solo guitar Haitiana Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Afro Carib 1969 duets with singer Barbara Perlow Marc Ribot Plays Solo Guitar Works of Frantz Casseus Les Disques du Crepuscule 1993 solo guitar pieces performed by Marc RibotExternal links editFrantz Casseus at AllMusic nbsp nbsp This article about a Haitian musician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frantz Casseus amp oldid 1174630147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
