My Yiddishe Mama by Andre Toussaint

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My Yiddishe Mama. La Yiddishe Momme. www.Myzeidi.com André Toussaint is neither "folk" nor Bahamian. Indeed, the Haitian-born singer-guitarist immigrated to Nassau in 1953, seeking regular work, armed with a sparkling inventory of Creole-, French- and Spanish-language songs, while speaking not a word of English. Toussaint's hybrid cultural origins (a defining condition of Caribbean identity, really) made for easy conscription in the small army of international musicians working the lively ...