Cuba celebrates an atypical “Culture Day”
Every October 20 since 1980, Cuba celebrates with a very rich programme the National Culture Day, in commemoration of the first time the notes and lyrics of the national anthem were heard, in the city […]
Month: October 2020
Franck Salin: “I didn’t expect the film to provoke so many reflections and exchanges”
“Camarade Jean”, the new film by Guadeloupean director, journalist and writer from Guadeloupe, Franck Salin, has just been released. It follows the struggle for the independence of Guadeloupe between the 1960s and 1980s through Louis […]
Reggae Gold 2020 continues to thrill fans
The “Reggae Gold” collection is in its 27th year. Every year, an album that brings together the best tracks is presented to the public and, if at the beginning reggae tracks were the majority, dancehall […]
CARIFESTA XV in Antigua & Barbuda will take place in 2022
The 15th edition of the Caribbean Arts Festival (CARIFESTA), which is the largest cultural festival in our region, was scheduled to take place in Antigua and Barbuda from August 6 to 15, 2021. It has […]
Acosta Danza, five years at the top of Cuban dance
One of the most prestigious companies on the Cuban dance scene, Acosta Danza, is celebrating its fifth year of existence with the intent of maintaining the culture of the Caribbean nation as its main reference […]
Pool Art Fair Guadeloupe will be online from October 9 to 11
Classification of Guadeloupe as a “maximum alert zone” due to the high spread of the coronavirus has overtaken the physical Pool Art Fair 2020. The archipelago’s largest contemporary art fair will be virtual, from October […]
Eddy Herrera celebrates Latin Grammy nomination
Happy and grateful, this is how Eddy Herrera received his nomination to the Latin Grammy in the category “Best Merengue Album” for his album “Eddy Herrera Now”, a production in which “El galán del merengue” […]
Did the Schoelcher Museum in Pointe-à-Pitre become cumbersome?
Some people walk or drive past the Schoelcher Museum, located at 24 Peynier street in Pointe-à-Pitre and are unaware of the history of this building. It is true that, with time, its more than faded […]
Charmaine Franklin says Carnival “it is big business and many lost good income by the postponement”
Last week we told you about the postponement of carnival in Jamaica to April 2021. Charmaine Franklin, the director of Bacchanal Jamaica, which organizes the festivities, gives us more details about this decision. What is […]
CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN – OCTOBER 2020
OCTOBER 2020 CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: MANY CULTURAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED OR POSTPONED IN ALL ISLANDS, ASK THE ORGANIZERS From February 1 to December 1 : Kingston Creative in Downtown – the 1st day of […]