Frisner Augustin

Haitian master drummer (born on March 1, 1948 at Port-au-Prince, Haiti; died February 28, 2012 at Port-au-Prince, Haiti). He was a major performer, teacher and composer of Haitian Vodou drumming. He migrated to New York in the early 70ies and later became the artistic director of [a1424793], an ensemble he led until his death. Augustin was the first and only citizen of Haiti to win a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in the United States, where he resided for forty years.