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QUOTES: …A storyteller whose talent seems to revive the
wonderful tradition inherited from the genial master Maurice Sixto …
His "Maitre Monplaisir Tribun" showcases a creative and articulate
storyteller who demonstrates a remarkable mastering of his skills.
Lucien is a rising star in a Haitian literary genre with a tradition
of excellence which does not accommodate half measures ...
With this second CD, Lucien reaffirms that he
is taking this genre very seriously. As the addition of supporting
sound effects can testify, he is also thinking about revamping it...
From time to time in his two CDs, we can feel him, unaltered, naked,
risking everything, and without the crutches of his illustrious
predecessors. …Charlot Lucien now belongs to this closed
circle of Haitian master story tellers, such as Maurice Sixto,
Morisseau Leroy et Jean-Claude Martineau... Frantz Jean Baptiste,
Diasporama, Brockton, MA …With these stories, Charlot Lucien throws
himself in a battle to save our cultural identity … a battle to
build a bridge among different generations of
Haitians… Lucien's deep and articulate voice draws the
listener in and his tempo make each story a joy to listen to. Lucien
has so take the storytelling world that he is being compared these
days to the likes of Maurice Sixto, a well-known Haitian
storyteller… "Ti Oma" is my favorite story... I worked for
more than 7 years with disfranchised youth in Haiti, and this story
gives me hope that there are solutions to social injustice and
misery for those who take their destiny into their own
hands. I cried after I listened to Ti Oma's story. Mme H.D., educator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti An excellent painting of the troubling realities of Haitian life... Fred William, Radio Voice of America, Washington Charlot has picked up and mastered the Maurice Sixto (storytelling) genre brilliantly. There is no doubt that Maurice must be smiling peacefully in Heaven. WWW.CCH-FSCAA.ORG Charlot Lucien, a prolific Haitian
storyteller, amazed and roused the crowd with his tales and his
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