Barthélémy Attisso (1945 – 29 August 2021) was a Togolese lawyer and self-taught guitarist, most famous for his work with Senegal-based Pan-African band Orchestra Baobab.[1]
Biography
editAttisso, born in 1945,[2] moved to Dakar in 1966 to study law at the University of Dakar.
He took up guitar to earn money, playing in the club scene and joining the Star Band.[3] In the early 1970s he joined Orchestra Baobab, and rode the band's success into the 1980s. When the band disbanded in 1987, Attisso returned to Togo to practice law. He did not play the guitar until the 2001 reunion, and went on to record and tour with Orchestra Baobab, although he also maintained his practice in Lomé.[4]
Attisso died from COVID-19 in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Togo, at the age of 76.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Artist Profiles". worldmusiccentral.org. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b Armstrong, John (13 September 2021). "Barthélemy Attisso: An accidental guitar hero". medium.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Denselow, Robin (28 September 2007). "Made In Dakar". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "Orchestra Baobab". pitchfork.com. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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