Carnival in Guadeloupe for everyone
As every year, in 2016 the carnival lovers set the streets of Guadeloupe on fire. As usual, on New Year’s Day, some “groups with skin” (gwoup a po, in Creole) paraded very early in the […]
Month: September 2016
Guadeloupe Carnival : the “Mas” to laugh, to cry or to think
Carnival means disguise. In the traditional carnival of Guadeloupe, there are masks (mas or mass, in Creole) which took inspiration from the European, African, Indian or Amerindian heritage. Some forty years ago, during the carnival […]
Alfonso Múnera : “ to know us through culture”
We discussed with the Carthaginian professor and diplomat Alfonso Múnera, at the moment Secretary General of the ACS* about it and other topics to know better the projects of the regional organization founded in 1994 […]
Bacchanal Jamaica : young but so hot
Some of us do not know that Jamaica also has its carnival like almost every island in the Caribbean…and it’s a beautiful Carnival ! Why this ignorance? Certainly, because the Jamaican carnival is quite recent. […]
The “champêtres” : a traditional festival for the Haitian people
Many Haitians live an incredible experience in the country festivals. This kind of festivals whose tradition was passed down through generations is for these believers a really unmissable appointment each year. The “champêtres” or country festivals, […]
The Caribbean identity is not utopia
There is a common denominator in all the Caribbean peoples often difficult to understand. We do not speak only about the similarities of the geographical zone that shares our region of tropical climate, bathed by […]
Casals is visible again for the Puerto Ricans
The famous musician Pablo Casals spent the last 17 years of his life and exile in Puerto Rico. His figure is revealed to us through an exhibition at the new headquaters of the Casals Museum. […]
“Day of Crab and Mangrove” : crab with various sauces
Organized by the Association for the Protection and Development of Crab and other resources of Mangrove (APRODCARM) and the Union for the Development of Morne-à-l’Eau, the “Day of Crab and Mangrove” is for 24 years […]
“The Crab Festival”: the meeting for gourmets at Easter
Since 1992, “The Crab Festival” is a popular meeting at Easter which enhances the Guadeloupean and Caribbean heritage because it was able de reinvent itself, to the great satisfaction of the 25 000 visitors, every […]
Port-au-Prince celebrated its Kréyòl jazz
From January 23 to 30, 2016, Fondation Haïti Jazz organized the 10th edition of the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival with many guests from Europe, Africa, America and the Caribbean islands. Created in March 2007, the […]