About Barthélémy Attisso
Lived 1945 – 2021 (aged 75–76). Barthélémy Attisso was a musician.
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.
Biography Attisso, born in 1945, 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.
Attisso died from COVID-19 in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Togo, at the age of 76.
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Who was Barthélémy Attisso?
Togolese musician
When was Barthélémy Attisso born?
Barthélémy Attisso was born in 1945.
When did Barthélémy Attisso die?
Barthélémy Attisso died on 29 August 2021.
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Barthélémy Attisso was a musician.
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Barthélémy Attisso's recorded nationality: Togo.
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