Music
Festival International de Louisiane
Well we all knew it would happen again, so why act surprised? Festival International de Louisiane (FIL), the wonderful, free outdoor world music festival held on the streets of downtown […]
The Life & Music of Exuma
Tony McKay, aka Exuma the Obeahman, died quietly in his sleep on January 22nd at his home in Nassau, Bahamas. There was something soothing about the man, whether onstage or […]
Bamboula 2000: Cultural Warriors
The Magic Hour light descended into the oaks surrounding the Audubon Zoo. Honey-colored, soft and diffuse, the golden light filtered down through the Spanish moss and brooding branches. Illuminated in […]
Festival International de Louisiane ’96
As Festival International de Louisiane has grown in stature over the past nine years, it has become a tradition for New Orleanians and informed visitors to carefully plan out the […]
Carribbean Summer
Many a hot summer night in New Orleans has been filled with the percolating rhythms of African and Caribbean artists passing through town, but the summer of ‘95 may go […]
Festival International: Bonjour, Lafayette!
For the third year in a row, Lafayette’s exotic free outdoor music celebration, Festival International de Louisiane, will coincide with the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage […]
A Batch of Releases Document the Soca Music of Carnival in the Islands
In this carnival town, with its own strong repertoire of street music, it is of particular interest to know what sounds move the revelers through the streets and parties of […]
