Frisner Augustin
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Frisner Augustin was a major performer and composer of Haitian Vodou drumming, and the first and only citizen of Haiti to win a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in
Augustin at a Vodou dance in Brooklyn, 1980s
Augustin (center, holding large drum) and his youth Mardi Gras band, Port-au-Prince, early 1960s
Filmmaker Jonathan Demme presents Augustin with City Lore's People's Hall of Fame Award, New York City, 1998.
Augustin (standing) soundchecking for his last performance at the Institut Français, Port-au-Prince, February 16, 2012
Route de Frères
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Route de Frères is an album by drummer Andrew Cyrille. It was recorded in December 2005 at Clinton Studios in New York City, and was released through Tum Records on October 18, 2011. On the album, Cyr
Frisner Augustin
…Sacred Musics of Haitian Vodou. 1995. Featuring Frisner Augustin and La Troupe Makandal on track 7, "Simbi Dlo." Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40464. Route de Frères. 2011. CD. Featuring Andrew Cyrille and Haitian Fascination (Hamiet Bluiett, Alix Pascal, Lisle Atkinson, Andrew Cyrille, Frisner Augustin). TUM Records…
Cyrille Haitian Fascination