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TOTO LARAQUE World Jazz Caribbean
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TOTO LARAQUE
World Jazz Caribbean
BIOGRAPHY
Toto was born in Port-au-Prince on September 15, 1953. He began his
musical career at the age of 11 and this is explained because: for the
Laraque, good Jeremians, art has always been part of family life . In
1978, Toto, his brother Jean-Jean (drummer) and Réginald Policard,
founded the well-known orchestra: Caribbean Sextet.
Since then, Toto has devoted himself
entirely to the solo guitar. Toto has
composed a few Hits from the Caribbean,
such as: Cat fifi, Jolibois, Toto, cock gaguè,
madougou (Boulot and Toto), and staff:
Konkou Body Plastic.
Several records marked this period. TheCaribbean Sextet
Caribbean has made numerous performances in New York and Miami
where they have been a huge success. In 1996, they participated in the
jazz festival of New Orleans and this experience was very enriching and
allowed them to proudly represent their country Haiti. Toto has
contributed to the development of the discs: Hansy Dérose, Yole Dérose,
Lionel Benjamin and Webert Sicot to name but a few. In August 1998,
Toto and his friend Richard Widmaier came up with a fantastic idea
of what to do, Organize a first Magic Night of the Guitar, bringing
together fourteen guitarists. Since then, it has remained a tradition. In
June 2000, he was in Montreal and played in several clubs (Palmier,
Coconut Grill, Hôtel Ramada ... etc), dancing hundreds of people, and in
December 2000 he presented a show with the Eval Maniguat group with
Yannick Dutelly, of Harold Faustin. August
2001 Toto releases a new cd "Guitarement
Votre" with instrumental guitar music and
this cd is an international success. In
November 2001 he accompanied Lorraine
Klasseen every Saturday at Mango Bay and
was invited to participate in the Acapella
Night of Africa Night at the Manor and was
warmly applauded.
BIOGRAPHY
On July 1, 2001, Claude Marcelin, Pascal and Toto Laraque played in front
of 12,000 spectators at the Montreal Jazz Festival and were very
ovationed by an overheated public, they were given 5 minutes of
applause after the show. On July 27, 2001, they performed with Mano
Charlemagne as part of the Franco and it was a memorable evening. In
July 2001 Toto and Harmonic 5 were very appreciated in Hull and Ottawa
to the games of the Francofolie. They had a brilliant success when they
passed N.Y in October 2001 at the Red Fort of Long Island.
March 16, 2002 in New York Toto is nominated and receives an Award in
Hommage to his instrumental cd "Guitarement Votre" and has musical
performances in the United States. In July 2003, Toto was chosen from
among nearly 200 guitarists to play alone for one hour and he performed
brilliantly by playing his own compositions before a crowd of 12,000 at
the 2003 Montreal Jazz Festival.
In July 2005, he took part in the Jazz Festival with the trumpeter Eddy
Brisseaux, drummer Rudy Nau, who came directly from NY. Toto also
shone at the Brussels Festival in Belgium with Azor and Eddy Prophet. The
same summer he accompanied Luck Mervil to the Francofolies in front of
an audience of more than 100,000 spectators on the main stage. Toto has
participated in Luck's last two CDs and toured with him in Gaspé, Mexico
City, Guadeloupe, Haiti, and so on. Toto has played in over a hundred
albums and has released 10 albums in 16 years Montreal. From 2006 to
2013 he 2013 he plays in France, Spain in Brazil in the
United States, in South Africa, in Zimbabwe
and so on. In 2014 and 2015 it continues
these tours from country to country and
already is at its 10th cd including 7
instrumentals. Toto celebrates 50 years of
music with his group Nostaljiks and receives a
multitude of honorary plates to encourage his
career. In 2016 he presents his Toto Laraque
Quartet with his cruise of tropical music and
his last CD 50 years of music..
DISCOGRAPHY
Boss djo (EP) Guitarement Votre (2000)
Ambiance Cabaret (2001) Anbyans Toupatou (2002)
Toto & Pascal Laraque
Vibrations Tropicales (2003) Le Passage (2004)
DISCOGRAPHY
Caribbean Groove (2006) Dix Doigts, Six Cordes. Un
Seul Toto Laraque (2007)
Souvenirs de Kenscoff (2010) Gitan Créole (2011)
Duhaut: Hommage à
Claude Jeannot (2014)
VIDEO
Armando's rara
Performance at Festival
de Jazz de Montréal
Haitienne yo bèl
Acoustic performance
Hommage à Toto et Pascal Laraque
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Konkou Body Plastik
Performance With Sylvie
Desgroseilliers
SHOWS
More than 1000
shows during his
career!
He participates in
events such as ...
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SHOWS
JEUX PANAMÉRICAINS 2015
PRESS
07/2015
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02/2010
08/2006
05/2013
02/2015
06/2007
01/2010
01/2014
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