Maurice sixto biography

  • Maurice Alfrédo Sixto (May 23, , Gonaïves, Haiti – May 12, , Philadelphia, USA) was a.
  • Maurice Alfrédo Sixto was a pioneer of a Haitian oral literary genre known as Lodyans, and distributed his works widely through the audio technology of his time, including LP's and cassettes.
  • Humourist and raconteur – Born in Gonaives on 23 May , Sixto attended the prestigious Saint-Louis de Gonzague high school in Port-au-Prince.

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    Sixto, Maurice A.

    Sixto, Maurice. Humourist and raconteur &#; Born in Gonaives on 23 May , Sixto attended the prestigious Saint-Louis dem Gonzague high school in Port-au-Prince. He then joined the Police Academy (Académie Militaire) but dropped out after just three months and later became reporter. He worked for the daily paper Le Matin and the MBC (HHBM at the time) radio station. To make ends meet, he also worked part time as a guide for the Department of Tourism. In , he left Haiti for the Republic of Congo &#; Kinshasa (later Zaire, and now Congo) where he taught English. In , he left Zaire for Paris, and later settled with his wife in Philadelphia, USA, where he died in

    Sixto brought to life the many faces of the Haitian aristocracy through his recordings such as &#;Léa Kokoyé&#; (), &#;Ti Sainte Anize&#; (), &#;Maitre Zabelboc Berre-à-chatte&#; (), &#;Gwo Mosso&#; (), and &#;Madan Saint Viluce&#; ().

    Over the years, the story of Ti Sainte Anize, a fictional &#;restave

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    Maurice Sixto

    Maurice Alfredo Sixto (nan kreyòl ː Moris Siksto), ki fèt 23 me nan Gonayiv (Ayiti) epi ki mouri 12 me nan Filadèlfi, (Ozetazini), te yon jounalis, animatè, pwofesè literati, yon tradiktè, yon lodyansè, yon gid touris epi anbasadè.

    Li se youn nan moun ki pi popilè nan koze literati oral nan Ayiti. Non li rete nan kilti peyi gras a yon gran travay li fè nan literati aloral, sitou an kreyòl.

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    Papa li Moris Alfredo Sixto te yon enjenyè, manman li te rele Maria Bourand. Maurice Sixto fèt epi grandi Gonayiv. Li fè tout klas primè li nan lekòl Frè Gonayiv yo aprè li ale Pòtoprens kontinye etid segondè li nan li St. Lwi Gonzag kote li te komanse fè remake li pou talan lodyansè li. Bò kote manman li, li sou soti nan fanmiy Vastey. Manmanm li, pitit fi Alice de Vastey, se pitit fi Pompée Valentin Vastey ki li menm te vin Baron de Vastey sou rèy Henry Christophe. Maurice Sixto pote non papa, enjenyè Alfredo Sixto, ki te pitit A

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    Maurice Sixto

    Maurice Alfrédo Sixto (May 23, , Gonaïves, Haiti – May 12, , Philadelphia, USA) was a pioneer of a Haitian oral literary genre known as Lodyans, and distributed his works widely through the audio technology of his time, including LP's and cassettes .[1][2] To this day Sixto remains the best known author in the genre. He was also a professor, ambassador, translator, and tour guide.

    The son of an engineer, Maurice Alfredo Sixto and Maria Bourand, he attended St Louis de Gonzague in Port-au-Prince for his secondary studies. Upon graduation he attended l'Academie Militaire where he remained for only three months. He eventually studied law at the Faculte de Droit from – while working for Radio HHBM (now MBC).

    Sixto is remembered in Haitian culture for his contributions to oral literature.[3] His ability to use rich, descriptive, and iconic Haitian Creole idioms and expressions create a narrative that displays the true face of Haiti

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