2018 Bonaire Carnival Programme
JANUARY 2018 January 6 : Jump In January 13 Jump In January 14 : Registration for Tumba Contest January 20 : Carnival Queen and Prince Contest January 21 : Children’s Carnival Queen and Prince Contest […]
Articles by Translation : Évelyne Chaville
2018 Martinique Carnival Programme
JANUARY January 6 : Kaval Bwennzeng Festival – Konkou Lavwa Vidé – La Savane, Fort de France 7:00 pm January 14 : Foyal’Parade – Streets of Fort-de-France 3:00 pm January 19 : Night Parade – […]
Carnival fever is rising in Guadeloupe
As every year, from New Year’s Day until Ash Wednesday, drums, chachas, conch, trumpets and other musical instruments can be heard everywhere in Guadeloupe to announce the rebirth of King Vaval and the carnival season. […]
2018 Aruba Carnival Programme
JANUARY 2018 January 6 : Fakkel Optocht / Parada di Flambeu – Oranjestad – 8:00 pm-1:00 am January 7 : Parada 40 Ana Lillyputters Preschool – Oranjestad – 4:00 pm-7:00pm January 12 : Prins & […]
2018 Guadeloupe Carnival Programme
JANUARY 2018 January 1st : Ben démaré (sea bath) of the groups with skin – Departure: Pointe-à-Pitre 8:00 am / Arrival: Bas-Du-Fort beach in Le Gosier 11:00am January 5 : Déboulé (Parade) of groups with […]
Geneviève Richard: “I photograph what other people don’t see”
From December 11 to 23, 2017, the Louis Beauperthuy room at the Centre Culturel Rémi Nainsouta hosted the exhibition of photographs entitled “L’Insolite à Pointe-à-Pitre” by Geneviève Richard. The amateur photographer invited visitors to follow […]
Cromo X: an international urban composer
Martin Rodríguez, known under the name of Cromo X, is one of the most international urban music composers of the Dominican Republic. At this time, urban music reigns in much of the world and although […]
CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN – JANUARY 2018
JANUARY 2018 January 1 : New Year’s Day *Photo January 1 : Independence Day (HAITI)*Photo January 1 : Liberation Day / Revolution Triumph Birthday (CUBA) January 1 : “Minival” – New Year’s Day Cultural Parade (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)*Photo January 1 : New Year’s […]
Alain Phoébé Caprice shares 17 years of painting
Born in 1944 in Fort-de-France (Martinique) of a mother from Sainte-Marie and a father from Le Carbet, Alain Phoébé (this is his real middle name which means “brilliant” in ancient Greek) Caprice has been living […]
The troupe “Viré Gadé” revives the biguine dance
After some time in a dormant stage, the association “Jénès Doubout” created in 2006 woke up and, in 2015, it founded its troupe called “Viré Gadé” which dance only to biguine music. Composed today of […]