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  2. Rosanna (song) - Wikipedia

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    The song was written by David Paich, who has said that the song is based on numerous girls he had known. As a joke, the band members initially played along with the common assumption that the song was based on Rosanna Arquette, who was dating Toto keyboard player Steve Porcaro at the time. Arquette herself played along with the joke, commenting ...

  3. Haitian gospel - Wikipedia

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    Haitian gospel music, began its roots in the rise of Christianity, when it was first imported to the island by Spain's Christopher Columbus in the 15th-century and again by the French during colonial years of Saint-Domingue, as Jesuits and Capuchins served as missionaries to continue the proliferation of Catholicism.

  4. Music of Haiti - Wikipedia

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    One of the most distinctive features of Haitian compas music is its steady, pulsing drumbeat, which makes it easy to dance to. [3] Haïti Chérie is a traditional patriotic and most recognizable song of Haiti that was written and composed by Dr. Othello Bayard de Cayes and was initially called Souvenir d'Haïti. It represents the pride Haitian ...

  5. Rosana Arbelo - Wikipedia

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    She won first place in the Benidorm International Song Festival in 1996 with her song "Fuego y Miel" ("Fire and Honey" in English), which led her winning a recording contract with MCA Records. Before pursuing a solo career, she wrote songs for other musicians, including Joaquín Sabina , Miguel Ríos , and María Dolores Pradera .

  6. Ti Manno - Wikipedia

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    In 1978 he was the lead singer for DP Express one of the biggest and most popular Haitian bands at the time. Ti Manno left DP Express in 1981 and formed his own group "Gemini All Stars" and this group released five albums altogether. [2] Sadly in late 1983 he became very sick in New York with Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

  7. Emeline Michel - Wikipedia

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    Emeline Michel, born in Gonaïves, is a Haitian singer who has been called "The Joni Mitchell of Haiti." Her songs merge native Haitian compas and rara music with jazz, pop, bossa nova, and samba. She is a well accomplished dancer, versatile vocalist, songwriter and producer. [ 1 ]

  8. Twoubadou - Wikipedia

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    Twoubadou (Haitian Creole pronunciation:; French: Troubadour) music is a popular genre of guitar-based music from Haiti that has a long and important place in Haitian culture. The word comes from troubadour, a medieval poet-musician who wrote and sang songs about courtly love. Like the troubadours of old, the Haitian twoubadou is a singer ...

  9. Martha Jean-Claude - Wikipedia

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    Martha Jean-Claude (21 March 1919 – 14 November 2001) was a Haitian writer, civil rights activist, entertainer, and composer. She was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and was well known internationally during her life and could perform in many languages. Her singing career began during the late 1930's and early 1940's.