Art exhibitions in Pointe-à-Pitre: Is it over?
Gone are the days when, in order to exhibit at the Rémy Nainsouta Cultural Center in Pointe-à-Pitre – notably in the Édouard Chartol and Louis Beauperthuy halls – artists could offer a work of art […]
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“Nou Sé Yonn” by GwadaCircus was a success
The 2nd edition of the Festival des arts du cirque et de la rue (Circus and Street Arts Festival), Nou Sé Yonn, took place last Saturday at Champ d’Arbaud in Basse-Terre. A large audience came […]
Gente de Zona sings “Hice bien quererte”, a version of “Rété” by Jean-Philippe Marthély and Kassav’
The single and video clip were released on Friday, March 18, 2022. In 1985, Jean-Philippe Marthély (member of Kassav’ since 1981) released his solo album called Touloulou. On this album, which was recorded with his […]
DOM’TOMES receives Guadeloupean writer Gisèle Pineau at the Memorial ACTe
As part of the 2 exhibitions “PAG” and “Jamaican” dedicated to architecture open until April 24, 2022, the Maison de l’Architecture de Guadeloupe (MAG) and the Memorial ACTe (MACTe) invites the public to a meeting […]
Zouk icon, Jocelyne Béroard, publishes her autobiography “Loin de L’amer”
Jocelyne Béroard will be 68 years old this September. Martinican singer of the band Kassav’, founded by Guadeloupean musicians Pierre-Edouard Décimus and Jacob Desvarieux, publishes her memories in a 328-page book entitled “Loin de l’amer” […]
Carnival of Guadeloupe 2022: Once again, the “skin groups” have displayed all their artistic talent
The great lesson of this 2022 edition of the Guadeloupe Carnival is that, despite the two weeks that the revellers had to prepare, they still offered quality parades to the public. The members of the […]
Mardi Gras in Basse-Terre: No fault for the revellers, zero for the organizers (2nd part)
As is now customary, Basse-Terre, the capital of Guadeloupe, hosted the big Mardi Gras parade. Because of the health crisis and the decision to organize the 2022 edition of carnival just a few days before […]
Mardi Gras in Basse-Terre: No fault for the revellers, zero for the organizers (1st part)
As is now customary, Basse-Terre, the capital of Guadeloupe, hosted the big Mardi Gras parade. Because of the health crisis and the decision to organize the 2022 edition of carnival just a few days before […]
Carnival of Guadeloupe: An almost normal “Dimanche Gras”
Thousands of spectators (but less than in previous years) from the agglomeration of Pointe-à-Pitre-Les Abymes and several towns of Guadeloupe applauded the hundreds of carnival performers who paraded through the streets of Pointe-à-Pitre, this Sunday, […]
Carnival of Guadeloupe: A selection of photos from February 13 and 20
This Sunday, February 27, 2022 – the Sunday before Mardi Gras called “Dimanche Gras” – the majority of the archipelago’s carnival groups will parade in Pointe-à-Pitre. This year, because of the health crisis and the […]