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André Toussaint – Haitian émigré singer/guitarist, performed and recorded in Nassau from early 1950s to 1981; T-Connection; Blake Alphonso Higgs (1915–1986), better known as "Blind Blake" Iris Stryx – Nassau, Bahamas recording artist
Bel Canto employs opera singers as waiters and waitresses. The singers usually work in groups of four, and every 15 minutes a different opera aria is performed. [2] As of 2008, Bel Canto employed 50 singers and 10 pianists. [2] The restaurants are decorated in red and gold velvet, with musical instruments and opera costumes lining the walls. [3]
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. [1] [2]
"Unlike most of the famous bel canto singers of the past who sacrificed dramatic action to tonal perfection, she was more interested in the emotional than in the purely lyrical aspects of her roles. According to Miss Farrar, until prime donne can combine the arts of Sarah Bernhardt and Nellie Melba , dramatic ability is more essential than ...
Butler began his career in music at the age of 16. He performed in Bahamian local nights spots such as Ronnie's Rebel Room, the Rum Key, Big Bamboo, the Trade Winds Lounge, and Nassau Beach Hotel and has toured throughout Europe, South America and North America.
Higgs was born in 1915 in Matthew Town, Inagua, Bahamas.For much of his career, Blind Blake was based at the Royal Victoria Hotel in Nassau.Included in his wide repertoire was "Love, Love Alone", a song (by Trinidadian calypsonian Caresser) about the abdication of Edward VIII.
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Macfarlane Gregory Anthony Mackey (18 February 1942 – 25 January 1997), known professionally as Tony McKay and Exuma, was a Bahamian musician, artist, playwright, and author best known for his music that blends folk, rock, carnival, junkanoo, calypso, reggae, and African music stylings.