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Creolizing the Metropole – H. Adlai Murdoch

Creolizing the Metropole is a comparative study of postwar West Indian migration to the former colonial capitals of Paris and London. It studies the effects of this population shift on national and cultural ide...

Colonial Natchitoches – H. Sophie Burton

Strategically located at the western edge of the Atlantic World, the French post of Natchitoches thrived during the eighteenth century as a trade hub between the well-supplied settlers and the isolated Spaniard...

The Voodoo Doll Spell book – Denise Alvarado

From the author of Voodoo Dolls in Magick and Ritual, Alvarado’s collection of spells and folklore captures perfectly the drama and mystery of humankind’s relationship with magickal dolls throughout history. Wi...
Jambalaya

Recipes – Boobie’s “Creole Jambalaya”

Jambalaya means several different things to different people. The only common ingredient is the rice & if it isn’t cooked with the base/trinity just right, your Jambalaya is just rice dressing. Now, let’s g...
Willie Rosier

Willie Rosier – Guadeloupe is on a charm offensive

This archipelago of islands in the Eastern Caribbean Sea is an increasingly popular holiday destination for discerning tourists and an established stop for the cruise ship market. Kreol magazine’s editor, Georg...
Tee Don - Meet the rubboard king

Tee Don – Meet the rubboard king!

His father invented the type of Zydeco rubboard that is synonymous with the music of South Louisiana. Tee Don has carried on the tradition, making and rubbing boards – as well as shoulders – with some of the wo...
Jeff Chaz

Jeff Chaz – Born survivor in a world of Blues

Softly spoken with a distinctly southern lilt, Blues guitarist Jeff Chaz admits he has, “Done a lot of stuff,” over a long and sometimes turbulent career. Like all true blues musicians he knows that h...
Seychelles Magpie Robin

Saving the Seychelles Magpie Robin

Twelve of the world’s rarest bird species live in the Seychelles.  One of these, the Seychelles Magpie Robin, almost became extinct in the last century.  Luckily, BirdLife International started a programme in 1...
judging

The Freedom in Living Without Judging

Perceiving and interacting with the world with an attitude of non-judgment can be a powerful spiritual practice in and of itself. Many people find that when they make a conscious effort to see the best in other...