Akiyo paid tribute to ka player “Vélo”
On June 5, 1984, Marcel Lollia nicknamed “Vélo” died at the age of 47. The ka player or “tanbouyé” became the symbol of cultural resistance in Guadeloupe. As every year in June, the association “Akiyo” […]
Articles by Translation : Évelyne Chaville
“Planète en tête”, the large exhibition 2018 of the CMA
In order to show the talent of Guadeloupean creators, the Centre des Métiers d’Art invite the public to visit its large anual exhibition intitled “Planète en Tête” until June 19. After the opening which took […]
Eddy Herrera refreshes the radio with the single “Dime tú”
A quality that has always characterized the career of merenguero Eddy Herrera is his constant search to offer his audience a new and quality product. That is why in his new single “Dime tú”, recently […]
Violins and cellos at the Saint-John Perse Museum
Pupils from “La Corde La /La Cuerda La” music school performed several compositions for half an hour. As part of the “Rendez-vous aux Jardins”, an annual event organized in France and the French overseas territories, […]
An artistic green wall with ink cartridges by Myriam Maxo
As part of the “Rendez-vous aux Jardins”, Saturday, June 2, was inaugurated the “Caribbean Green Wall” at the Saint-John Perse Museum in Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe). This artistic and ecological work was made, among others, with ink […]
“Nou Sé Nonm”: the special Kalakaswé of May 27 by Dimension Ka
On the occasion of the abolition of slavery celebrated on May 27 in Guadeloupe, the Mémorial ACTe, Caribbean Center for Expressions and Memory of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery”, proposed to the public a […]
La Insuperable takes her music to French Guiana and Surinam
La Insuperable is the first Dominican urban artist to reach these places. La Insuperable does not stop and continues working to internationalize her career. “La mami del swagger” was this weekend in Surinam and French Guiana […]
“Humor bailable para mamá” unites F. Villalona, S. Vargas and C. Victoria
The event will be held on May 30 in the festival room of the Barceló Santo Domingo hotel. “Humor bailable para mamá” (Humor dance for mom), that’s the name of the show that will bring […]
The Memorial ACTe celebrated the 170th anniversary of the abolition of slavery
This Sunday, May 27, 2018, Guadeloupe celebrated the 170th anniversary of the end of slavery, first abolished in 1794 after the French Revolution and restored in 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte. Several events were organized on […]
Why do Guadeloupean singers and musicians leave their island?
For several years now, there has been a real migration of Guadeloupean singers and musicians to France and, sometimes, to Great Britain. To explain this massive departure of our artists, first we have to wonder […]