Is Timanno the greatest Haitian singer of all time

Date: May 16, 2011

RE: Is Timanno the greatest Haitian singer of all time

Date: May 15, 2011

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Date: May 12, 2011

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Date: Mar 9, 2010

RE: Is Timanno the greatest Haitian singer of all time

Date: Aug 21, 2009

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Date: Mar 27, 2009

Ansy Derose is the greatest haitian singer of all time, believe that .

Date: Mar 7, 2009

We have seen some very good French Caribean singers but Ti Manno is the best

Date: Mar 7, 2009

Ti manno etait et reste le meilleur

Date: Feb 10, 2009

Quelques gens seront froisses quelle que soit la reponse. Sur quoi doit-on s'appuyer pour formuler une intelligente reponse? Doit-on considerer le style, les mots, le message, la composition, l'arrangement, la voix etc...? La personne repondant la question doit aussi considerer sa preference en matiere de musique: aimez-vous la musique en general? Ecoutez-vous tous les artistes d'autrefois, ceux de la periode ou l'artiste evoluait, et d'autres artistes d'aujourd'hui? Si vous aimez les musiques comiques, pour vous faire rire et danser qui peut ignorer Coupe Cloue? Si vous aimez la musique sentimentale, ou doit-on placer Roger Colas, Leon Dimanche et des dizaines d'autres artistes d'hier et d'aujourd'hui? Vous aimez les Boleros: que pensez-vous de Jordanie Joseph, Guy Durosier etc...? Les chanteurs et musiciens apres Ti Manno ont produit des musiques de tout genre et nous amusent tant par leur talent que par leur imagination, leur creativite et la qualite de leur musique? Absolument il ya des pietres artistes qui ne font que perforer nos tympans, et qui ne prennent pas du temps pour soigner leur production!!!
Ti Manno est certes un artiste celebre. Pour certaines gens, il est le plus grands des artistes haitiens, pour d'autres il ne l'est pas! Pour les amants de musiques, la reponse est encore a trouver parcequ'il faut ecouter le vaste repertoire de la musique haitienne, juger le style, la composition, la voix, le message etc...de chaque group ou artist. Ces derniers prendront leur temps pour savourer les boleros dans le silence de la nuit, deguster les morceaux tendres a l'aube du jour, noyer leur chagrin dans les musiques comiques a la tombee de la nuit avec un peu de Tafia, ou un verre de Barbancourt! Ils ne vous donneront pas une reponse car ils seront en train de finir leur besogne grace au rhythme epice, et parfois rapide du Kompas: pas de temp pour etre juge! Moi, je continue a ecouter Gracia Delva, Nicky, Cave, Septen, Tropicana, Krezi Mizik, Djakout, Coupe, System, troubadour, racine, Levangil, Vodoo, Ti Manno, Altierry Dorival, Ti Vice...Larose etc.....
Ti Manno, Le plus grand ? Je garde la neutralite!

Date: Dec 16, 2008

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Date: Jul 28, 2008

Just a pointer! I suggest all parties in this forum take some time and read the response written by "BRIDELISO". Yes ti manno was an "all time", greatest artist we ever had. Sad to hear that his musics were underappreciated at the time by our people. I was only 11 or 12yrs old and can still remember most of the neighborhood rushing to my house in excitment when his musics were being played on the radio . His messages were not just about political injustice, they were against all human form of violations. I, to this day view T-manno as the "Martin Luther King" of his time through his musics. His musics can still be heard in my home, at every friend & family events. My children do not speak creole that well but they can tell you what Ti Manno's musics were all about. Ignorance is bliss!!!!!!

Date: Nov 2, 2007

Manno was an untainted essence of what a true haitian singer should have been then, a devoted soul with his entourage, a champion in the humanitarian cause, and a believer in basics human decency which he expressed well throughout his music.

Today most modern haitian singers and musicians are rarely capable of identify themselves with any valuable musics because they are simply a copy version of each other. The idea of sequencing musics from electronic keyboards is a disaster for the musicians. Everything, the beats from most band are sound similar.

Date: Oct 13, 2007

Well, I suppose the question asked here is: "Is Ti Manno the greatest MALE singer of all time?", because I haven't seen much written about female singers. So I'll answer accordingly (forgive my not-so-great English).

Ti Manno had an interesting tone colour, he had a tight vibrato, his pitch was pleasantly high and (almost) always tight.

He also was the first to use his music for vehement activism. Guy Durosier had had a few songs like "Nous", and he had praised the "race" in various occasions, most notably in his - unfortunate for his image - adherences to the then-ruling dynasty. But Ti Manno was precisely committed to causes, in most of his albums. It was rather unusual at the time to be so obstinate. He wrote texts with great courage, was committed and he let it be known, to the point that some of his texts are downright tumid, overblown, gauche, clumsy...

What can one say about that awful "bridge" in "Min culture pa nou" ("Au début, nèg l'afrik, cé nwa yo té yé; bla bla...").

And I would have avoided a song title like : "Sõti lan toilet là"...

For sure he's a great singer, but I certainly don't think he's the greatest Haitian singer of all time. Most Haitian singers, of each period of Haitian music history, are notable, and for different reasons.

Ti Manno was from a tradition of muscled, electrified mini-jazz compas from the very explosive seventies (Volo-Volo, DP...). The "calé cymbale" had just been established as a necessary parameter (it's loud), the drums was not an accessory perc instrument anymore (the 4/4 kick took its place for good), you have amps shouting the sound of guitars and bass (loud !), and for compas to be closer to (loud) rock and funk was just a sign of the times.

Basically, compas had become loud, not unpleasantly loud, but louder than, say, an Ibo Combo ballad. Thus, Ti Manno's singing style was loud itself, energetic, not so refined, just like Isnard Douby's and Shoubou's.

I don't think one can compare this style to that of people like Cubano, his emulators Hervé Bleus and that very bad lead singer from the so-so "Skah-Shah #1 plus d'Haïti" project, of Jean-Claude Dorsainville, Fritz Coq, Zouzoule or Pantal of course, etc. Those singers seem more inspired by the urban crooners of olden times than by the energetic provincial folklore singers, and they sang with more "retenue" (overall), even if the energy of the music had increased over the years.

There are also Haitian singers who were not specifically compas singers. I would not take it upon myself to put compas singers in the same basket as Joe Jack, Ansy Derose, Roger Colas, Gérard Dupervil, etc.

Ti Manno is definitely the most relevant compas singer of the eighties. I believe so because of his tremendous energy, for which he ties Shoubou, but also because of his activism.

Date: Mar 8, 2007

without a doubt he is the greatest

Date: Nov 18, 2006

yes he is , even if i was a litle boy in that time but i used to listen to his songs. what i always said if haiti was an english or spanish spoken country the world would know him. but i,m proud the compas specially timanno

Date: Aug 14, 2006

Regine k wrote:

not doubt about. he is the greatest of all time.

Pou mwen li toujou ap viv li pa mouri

Date: Jul 13, 2006

Ti Manno is no doubt of our greatest of all time but i wouldnt be so quick as to call him the greatest singer of all time. There this one guy, by the name Coupe KLoue is definitely the best haitian singer of all time. The reason i say this is because his music is timeless. You barely hear ti mano anymore unless ur mom and dad own some old records. The youth today still listens to coupe. He is a genius with words, the way he twist them around to convey meanin, not once did he ever curse in any of his songs. He was funny, smart, and charismatic. I love ti manno and all, but if you go around and take a pole and ask people whos better, no doubt they will tell you coupe!

Date: Apr 24, 2006

there's no question about it. TI Mananno is the best of all time. no one can argue this fact. bless

Date: Mar 27, 2006

Timanno is best haitian singer of all time, no other haitian singer come close to him. he's still the most respected haitian artist in martinique, guadeloupe, and beyond the french caribbean

Date: Feb 28, 2006

timanno is one of the best at all time Iam one of the best haitian musucian I listening to him all time .He of the star made from having that god engel .

Date: Feb 19, 2006

Anybody with good sense should know that the answer to this question is one million times YES! Ti Manno: Just picture club violette in 1979, Casino International... I remember when people were throwing money in sealed envelopes at him at a performance in Gonaives, trying to recognize his value by introducing a type of American Idol (Haitian Idol we should say) right in the middle of the performance, something that was done for the first time, to my knowledge. My friend Daniel went on stage and sang "Korige" beautifully. At last, lets not forget Paulema Hotel where he played his last "kermesse" in Haiti for his fans. I WAS THERE LIVE!!!!!!!! We the real fans can never forget that incredible performance where he seemed sad or worried for some reason.

on dit que le genie n'a qu'un siecle. Cet inoubliable chanteur a la voix d'or peut etre imite', mais

ne peut pas etre egale'.

JE PEUX DIRE SANS ETRE CONTREDIT QUE TI MANNO RESTE ET DEMEURE LE PLUS GRAND CHANTEUR HAITIEN DE TOUS LES TEMPS.

Date: Feb 9, 2006

Ti manno was really a very good singer,composer and musician but he is not the greatest of all time; maybe top 5.We have singer such as Gerard Duperville,Roger Colas.Ansy Derose whose voices were much powerfull and even today their work are still very powerfull to listen to.Ti manno came out when there was not too many other that could challenge him and the haitian music was slowly dying; he put some life back to our music and he should be commanded for that because instead of listening to Grammax and the other zouk bands that was slowly engulfing our music we could listen to D P Express and Scorpio.

Date: Jan 13, 2006

I am not sure what kind of cool-ade " The Monkey" was drinking. Obviously, he knows nothing about Haitian music. There is no Haitian artists like Timanno period, he was the best and her will remain so for time to come. Can you think of another Haitian artist who remotely comes close to Timanno...

Date: Jan 12, 2006

THE SAME WAY THAT THERE WILL NEVER ANOTHER PELE, ANOTHER JORDAN; MICHAEL JORDAN; IT WILL NEVER BE A ANOTHER TIMANNO.... HE'S THE GREATEST; HE HAS INFLUENCED COMPAS MORE THAN ANY ONE....MIZIK LI SE MONIMAN.....

BE A CRITICAL THINKER; IF HE'S THE BEST, WHO IS?

Date: Jul 29, 2005

Ti-Manno the greatest? I dont think so people

yes he was great, yes he did his thing, but we can not crown him the best of all time.......what are the reasons you asked?

1-he didnt leave long enough to wear the crown

2- Ti mano was really a messenger but didnt produce enough hits to wear that crown as the best of all time.......................

again let me say it for those who will jump down my throat (He was great and no question he was really good, but not the best)

Date: Jun 23, 2005

not doubt about. he is the greatest of all time.

Date: Jun 21, 2005

Without a doubt, YES Ti Manno is the single greatest Haitian artist of all time to date and if I may add he is among the greatest ARTISTS of all time in any genre of music. It will be a very long time until a close second come along.

Date: Jun 20, 2005

There is no question that Timanno is greatest of all time. The man was a genius, his music and lyric were the best. Currently no single haitian artist can ever be compared with him, once i heard someone try to compare Ti joe from konpa kreyol ( now kreyol la) with timanno. this was an absolute joke to me, ti joe cannot even singer nor can he write like timanno. I like to compliment you guys from heritagekonpa on this article on timanno. this was best and most informative article i've read on timanno.

Date: Jun 20, 2005

je ne parle pas l' anglais mais le francais je suis guadeloupeen et jai eu la chance de rencontre ti manno dans un hotel en guadeloupe en1980 a l'epoque ils nous disait qu'il etais tres desesperé car il n'était pas reconus comme ungrand artiste dans son pays alors quand guadeloupe martinique guyane et paris on le considerait dejas comme une star un messager car ils nous avait marqué par sa façon de chanter

a lépoque il evoluais avec le dp express le premier album qu'il avait fait avec eux a été un immense succe et il nous parlais d' un morceau qu'il venait d'écrire avec le bassiste du dp express il s'agissait du morceau DAVID il desespere de voir que le meme cyclone n'avait fiat aucune victime et presque pas de degat en guadeloupe avait ravagé haiti

il est revenus plusieur fois aux antilles et paris avec son propre groupe ou plusieur de ces morceau sont des grands hits et passe toujour a la radio des titres tel que neg kont neg l 'agen mariage d'interet nan dange sida

Timanno est considere par nous les antillais comme un artiste de la meme valeur que Bob Marley a cause des messages qu il disait dans ces chansons

Date: May 13, 2005

Is Timanno (Antione Rosini Jean Baptiste) the greatest Haitian and French Caribbean singer ever live? What you do think his legacy should be?

Friday , May 13th, marks the 20th anniversary of "Timanno's death (1953-1985).

What is your earliest or best memory of Timanno? Do you think he is the greater Haitian
singer of all time?

A Tribute to A Haitian legend Antoine Rosini Jean Bapstiste aka Timanno.

In the long history of Haitian Music there has been no figure more singular than
Antoine Rosiny Jean Baptiste, better known as Timanno. Nearly twenty years after
his death, you can still hear and feel the power of his music through the timeless
melody and powerful messages in his songs. Timanno was a gifted singer, composer,
and arranger. He was the most charismatic Haitian performer of his time, and his
music enthralled generations of konpa music (the names popular Haitian music)
fans. Timanno's unique talent and deliberating music resonate with millions of
Haitians and French Caribbean. .... Read the article