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 […]
Articles by Évelyne Chaville
“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 […]
“King Jammy Destroys The Virus with Dub” by King Jammy
This Friday, March 18, 2022, the album titled King Jammy Destroys The Virus With Dub (label VP Records) by Jamaican producer, mixing engineer and reggae icon, King Jammy, will be released. These are 12 new […]
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” […]
The National Carnival parade takes place this Sunday, March 6 in Santo Domingo
The Dominican Republic, a very Catholic Caribbean country, has been organizing its great National Carnival parade in the streets of the capital, Santo Domingo, for years, even if Lent has already begun. As in several […]
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 […]
St. Barts to celebrate Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday in 2022
After being canceled in 2021, carnival is back in St. Barts. For this 2022 edition, the former municipality of Guadeloupe, which became a French Overseas Collectivity (COM) in 2007 with a specific status, will celebrate […]