Emerante Morse

Emerante Morse was born Emerante de Pradines in Haiti in 1918. The daughter of the legendary Haitian entertainer Auguste de Pradines (better known as Ti Candio),[1] de Pradines is a pioneering singer, dancer and folklorist.

De Pradines sang Vodou songs in Creole on the radio when it was dangerous to do so,[2] and was the first Haitian singer to sign a recording contract with a record company.[3] She married Richard M. Morse, a Latin-American scholar and writer from the United States who she met while studying in New York with Martha Graham.[4] Her albums were released internationally, including by Smithsonian Folkways in the United States.[5]

She and her husband had one daughter and one son, Richard A. Morse, who also became a musician and prominent public figure in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

References

  1. ↑ "Chapo Ba: Emerante de Pradines". Kreyolicious. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Grech, Dan. "Into Haiti's Heart: Richard Morse Finds His Roots". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.bostonhaitian.com/2010/morse-code-man-behind-amazing-twitter-updates-haiti
  4. ↑ Romero, Simon. "Richard McGee Morse, 78, Latin America Expert". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Smithsonian Folkways. "Creole Songs of Haiti". Retrieved 30 July 2013.