Manno Charlemagne

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Manno (Emmanuel) Charlemagne (1948 - 10 December 2017), was a Haitian folk singer, songwriter and acoustic guitarist, lifelong political activist and former politician. He recorded his political chansons in both French and in Creole. He lived abroad in exile twice, both during the 1980s and again during the years 1991-1994, when the country was ruled by a military junta led by Raoul Cédras. In 1995, Charlemagne was elected mayor of Port-au-Prince after running as an independent candidate, while Oganizadyon Politik Lavalas (OPL), J.B. Aristide's political party at the time, did not present a mayoral candidate for Port-au-Prince, many considered this decision by OPL as a sign that Aristide had supported Manno's candidacy. He was mayor until 1999. Born in 1948, Charlemagne grew up in the sprawling new suburb of Carrefour, to the south of the capital, where he was influenced as much by the songs of the peasants who moved into the area in search of a livelihood, as by his Catholic school choir. Raised by his aunt, he did not know who is father was until he turned 37. The Jean-Claude Duvalier regime renewed the repression of political and cultural dissent in 1980, and Charlemagne was forced into exile. With the fall of the Duvaliers in 1986, he returned home, and was active in both political organising and the burgeoning roots or racines music scene. He formed a live group, Koral Konbit Kafou, which included drummers from a Voudou temple, and played concerts that provided a sound

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La Fimen

Oganizasyon Mondyal

Les Inedits de Manno Charlemagne

Par les damné.e.s de la terre (Des voix de luttes 1969-1988)

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Konbit - Burning Rhythms Of Haiti

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Konbit-Burning Rhythms of Haiti

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Konbit: Burning Rhythms of Haiti

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Nou nan malè ak òganizasyon mondyal

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Nou Nan Male Ak Oganizasyon Mondyal

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LE VISIONNAIRE

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Konbit

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Par Les Damnées De La Terre

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