Les Respectables – Les Respectables
Les Respectables are a Canadian band, born out of Quebec, with a vibrant rock ‘n roll stance on French music. There’s a heavy Rolling Stones theme, jinking twinkling piano and organ riffs that complement the co...
Whitney Plantation – Bringing to Light the Lives of Louisiana’s Enslaved People
From the moment the French began to colonise the Gulf Coast of America, African slaves were being brought across the Atlantic Ocean by the shipload to help till the land, build infrastructure, and harvest crops...
Yilian Canizares – Invocacion
There are so many influences in this album; Cuban, Jazz, Venezuelan, Swiss, it’s hard to note from each song what track goes into which category. Indeed, they don’t. It’s all too easy these days to want to brac...
Purvis & Mary Morrison signing event – 4th April 2018
Kreol Magazine celebrated the release of issue 22 featuring Mayor of Scott, LA, Purvis Morrison and Mary Morrison. The signing event was held on 4th April 2018 at C’estBon, Louisiana Clubhouse and Pavilion, Sco...
Creole Pecan Pie
Ingredients:
4 large eggs
1cup packed dark brown sugar
1cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1teaspoon vanilla
1tablespoon Bourbon
1cup pecan halves
½ cup coarsely chopped pecan...
Top 10 – Cheap Beach Vacations
Taking a beach vacation can be the perfect way to unwind and escape the pressure of work and home. Although many beach destinations can be expensive, there are also many that are budget-friendly. This article d...
Caribbean Houses: History, Style and Architecture
Michael Connors
Hardcover, 2009, 272 pages
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications; 1st edition (2009)
ISBN-10: 0847832139
“Caribbean Houses” is a lavishly illustrated account of the development of histo...
Calabash in Splendour – Celebrating our Caribbean Calabash-ness
Written by: By Laurent Jean Pierre (Jomo)Curator and Coordinator of the Calabash in Splendor ExhibitionArchaeological Secretary - SLAHSLocal names: Calabash, Kalbas
“Calabash, calabash, food time come;...
Jerry Léonide – a nouvelle source du Jazz mauricien!
En ce Samedi 16 Décembre 2017, Jerry Léonide présente son second album – SOURCE OF THE OCEAN – au Sunset-Sunside (1) (anciennement Le Duc des Lombards), la Mecque du Jazz à Paris. Pour Jerry, même s’il est rési...
Jerry Léonide – The new source of Mauritian Jazz!
On Saturday, 16th December 2017, Jerry Léonide was presenting his second album – SOURCE OF THE OCEAN – at the Sunset-Sunside (1) (formerly known as Le Duc des Lombards), the Mecca of Jazz in Paris. For Jerry Lé...
The Many Traditions of Mardi Gras in Louisiana
The Many Traditions of Mardi Gras in Louisiana - Each year one of the most rambunctious events to take place in the United States is the celebration of Mardi Gras
New Orleans is often viewed as the home of Mar...
From Buckingham Palace to new heights: Jean-Marie Lincoln Meet the up and coming soulful singer who has performed for the Queen and sung with some of music’s forever legends
Jean-Marie Lincoln says music has always been in the soul of him and his family. His early talent was fostered by a supportive family and today he’s just released a personally-poignant new album. He relates to ...
The story behind Pirelli’s all-black Alice in Wonderland
Naomi Campbell, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Whoopi Goldberg are among the faces that help tell the story of Alice in Wonderland through the 2018 Pirelli calendar. Here, photographer Tim Walker reveals the thinking b...
Menwar: the Mauritian Griot
Meeting Menwar at his home in Pointe aux Sables, a residential area west of the Mauritian capital (Port Louis), is always a priceless moment in time. Tall, thin, impressive, but also very soft spoken and e...
Menwar: le griot de l’Ile Maurice
Maurice, est toujours un moment exceptionnel. Grand, élancé, impressionnant, mais d’une douceur et d’une gentillesse confondantes, ce chanteur légendaire de la scène musicale mauricienne, inspire au partage, au...