Marie Clotilde "Toto" Bissainthe (1934, Cap-Haïtien, Haiti - June 4, 1994, … Read Full Bio ↴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 in France, and was the first African theatre company in Paris.
With a groundbreaking performance in 1973 at La vieille grille in Paris, Toto Bissainthe established herself as singer-songwriter-composer, stunning the audience with her soul-stirring renditions of original compositions that paid homage to the lives, struggles, miseries and spirituality of working class and rural Haïtians.
An artist in exile, Toto Bissainthe will be unable to return to the Haïti that so inspired her until the departure of Jean-Claude Duvalier in 1986. However, the multiple disappointments of the unending democratic transition and political infighting would forever embitter the outspoken artist, who had long dreamed of a return to help rebuild her motherland. Saddened by Haïti's social and political degradation, Toto Bissainthe's health would enter a downward spiral ending with her passing from liver damage on June 4th, 1994.
With a groundbreaking performance in 1973 at La vieille grille in Paris, Toto Bissainthe established herself as singer-songwriter-composer, stunning the audience with her soul-stirring renditions of original compositions that paid homage to the lives, struggles, miseries and spirituality of working class and rural Haïtians.
An artist in exile, Toto Bissainthe will be unable to return to the Haïti that so inspired her until the departure of Jean-Claude Duvalier in 1986. However, the multiple disappointments of the unending democratic transition and political infighting would forever embitter the outspoken artist, who had long dreamed of a return to help rebuild her motherland. Saddened by Haïti's social and political degradation, Toto Bissainthe's health would enter a downward spiral ending with her passing from liver damage on June 4th, 1994.
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Papa Loko
Toto Bissainthe Lyrics
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@Yulius69
PAPA LOKO
Papa Loko, eres el viento.
Empújanos, somos mariposas
para que llevemos noticias a otros
para que llevemos noticias a otros.
Aquéllos que hablan bien
(de cosas buenas).
Aquéllos que hablan mal.
Veo a través de ellos.
Papa loko, eres el viento.
Empújanos, somos mariposas,
llevaremos noticias.
La palabra de Papa Loko
es lo primero (lo primordial).
La palabra de Papa loko
es lo primero (lo primordial.
Empújanos, somos mariposas.
Llevaremos noticias a los otros.
(Toto Bissaithe)
@SamaAndTheCosmo
Papa Loko
Ou se ven
Pouse'n ale
Nou se papiyon na pote nouvel bay Agwe
E tout sa ki di bien
Ge'm laye
E tout sa ki di mal
Ge'm laye
Father Loko
You are wind
Carry us out
We are butterflies we will carry the news out to Agwe
And those who talk wrong
'Not sure how to translate'
And to those who say good
'Not sure how to translate'
hope that helps!
@jeanettealfred2477
Papaloko ou sé van
Pousé-n alé
Nou sé papiyon
Na pote nouvèl bay agoué
E tou sa ki di biyin
Jé-m layé
E tou sa ki di mal o-o
Jé-m layé
Papaloko ou sé van éy
Pousé-n alé
Nou sé papiyon
Na poté nouvèl bay agoué
Paròl Papaloko, paròl ampil-o
Pousé-n alé
Nou sé papiyon
Na poté nouvèl bay agoué.
@OMGitsShrimp
I’ve been on a journey of rediscovering my Haitian roots, learning the language and culture. This just gave me butterflies! I’m glad I found this artist!
@DavidJeanB24
mannn...
@igot7problemsbutyougotnojams
This is me rn
@lesliepiche8163
Réjouissant, apaisant...Merci, du Québec...
@MrSidney9
Awe-inspiring. Haitian folkloric music is so beautiful. The Hummings and the movements of those drums elevate the soul.
@paulbargas4261
authentique. quel joie de l'entendre,à prescrire à tous ces fanatiques sous cultivés.
@kaonabonago7821
Ayiti is eternal.
Alaso.
Manman Libète.
The Mother of Liberty.
Chapo ba pou Zansèt mwen yo.
Taino yo, Nèg, Nègès Maron yo
Loko, je m laye tou.
@cookinghealingwithsese812
Ayibobo
@paulbargas4261
Nathalie il y avait aussi une guadeloupéenne avec elle.merci aussi de ta contribution c'est des gens comme vous que j'aime.
@SeedsProductions
Mon dieu qu'est ce que c'est beau! j'en suis toute retournée.