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By A Fokal Special Edition
About the book: For more than 30 years, Manno Charlemagne has been the vocal conscience of Haiti. As a singer, songwriter, political activist and one-time mayor of Port-au Prince, he constantly challenged the status quo and stood up for the millions of poor Haitians who otherwise would have had no voice.
A soulful yet brazen balladeer, Manno for decades used his acoustic guitar and tender baritone voice as weapons against the brutal Duvalier regime and the civilized indifference of the insulated upper-class. A skinny, poor rebel from the slums, he was the little black fly in a cold glass of milk.