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Her parents, who were Haitians of mixed French and African descent, moved from Haiti during the dictatorship of François Duvalier, which is alluded to in the Arcade Fire song "Haïti", in which she sings, Mes cousins jamais nés hantent les nuits de Duvalier ("My unborn cousins haunt Duvalier's nights").
Régine Chassagne est née au Québec le 19 août 1976 d'une famille originaire d'Haïti et de souche française. Elle a grandi à Saint-Lambert, près de Montréal. Ses parents avaient quitté Haïti pour fuir le régime du dictateur François Duvalier (« Papa Doc »).
The evening is a proud, emotional one for Chassagne, whose Haitian-born parents fled the dictatorship of François Duvalier in the 1960s. Montreal native Chassagne co-founded the KANPE Foundation in 2010 with Dominique Anglade, now a Member of the National Assembly for the Quebec Liberal Party.
Jan 30, 2018 · Her parents, Marie-Alice and Stanley Chassagne, emigrated from Haiti during the dictatorship of François Duvalier. She was raised in St-Lambert, Montréal. She has a son with Win.
Feb 2, 2024 · Régine Chassagne’s parents never wanted her to travel to Haiti. The Canadian-born musician’s Haitian parents had narrowly escaped the country during the regime of François Duvalier.
Aug 3, 2010 · Because Régine Chassagne, whose parents escaped the brutal regime of François “Papa Doc” Duvalier and relocated to Montreal in the 1960s, was a passionate advocate for Haiti long before this...
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May 14, 2022 · Les astres alignés d'Arcade Fire. S’ils étaient dans le studio de leur maison à La Nouvelle-Orléans pour notre entrevue, Win Butler et Régine Chassagne avaient des tas de souvenirs ...
