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4 unusual facts about Manno Charlemagne


Lyonel Trouillot

He has published poetry, and also writes song lyrics for such musical artists as Tambou Libète and Manno Charlemagne.

Manno Charlemagne

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.

Rara

Consequently, rara groups and other musicians have been banned from performing and even forced into exile—most notably, folk singer Manno Charlemagne who later returned to Haïti and was elected mayor of Port-au-Prince in the 1990s.

Richard Auguste Morse

When other performers, such as Boukman Eksperyans and Manno Charlemagne, left the country in exile, Morse and his band chose to stay in Port-au-Prince.



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