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Toto Bissainthe
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Haitian singer, songwriter and actress (1934–1994)
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Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
Toto Bissainthe (April 2, 1934 – June 4, 1994) was a Haitian actress and singer known for her innovative blend of traditional Vodou and rural themes and music with contemporary lyricism and arrangements. Born in Cap-Haïtien in 1934, she left Haiti at an early age to pursue her acting studies abroad. Her career started in theatre with the company Les Griots, of which she was a founding member in…
Known for
- The Man by the Shore — Camille1993
- Haitian Corner — Mother1988
- Toto Bissainthe — Self1984
- West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty — Soeur Marie Joseph de Cluny1979
- Black Girl — Diouana (voice)1966
- Checkerboard — Bessie Vance1959
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Marie Clotilde "Toto" Bissainthe (1934, Cap-Haïtien, Haiti - June 4, 1994, Haiti) was a Haïtian actress and singer known for her innovative blend of traditional Vodou and rural themes and music with contemporary lyricism and arrangements. Born in Cap-Haïtien in 1934, she left Haïti at an early age to pursue her studies abroad. Her career started in theatre with the company Griots, of which she was a founding member in 1956. Griots was at the vanguard of négritude-inspired cultural institutions i
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Haiti
- Place of birth
- Cap-Haïtien
- Place of death
- Haiti
- Occupation
- singer
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1934-01-01
- date of death
- 1994-06-04
- cause of death
- liver cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- pseudonym
- Toto
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