Jean Faure in 2017 Photos: Rinald Mamachev

Jean Faure – A Life less Ordinary

In this article, Kreol delves into the life and times of Jean Faure, whose career took him from the Seychelles to Uganda and Oman to carve out a living from the energy industry. As you would expect, his experie...
Sean Ardoin

Sean Ardoin – Happy with Alternative Creole

After taking a lengthy break from music, Sean Ardoin is now firmly back on the scene. He's overcome poor health and self-doubt to co-create a sound that he wants the world to hear. In this interview with Kreol ...
Charles Chenier with his wife, Sonya

Charles Chenier – A Creole World War II hero

Charles Chenier, a former US pilot from the Tuskegee Airmen group, served a long and distinguished career during the second world war. Yet, despite his squadron flying more than 1,500 missions and never losing ...
Seychelles Pirates

Pirates Near Seychelles – Myths and truths

Long before the blockbuster movies starring Johnny Depp came out, tales of pirates in the Caribbean, the Seychelles and elsewhere in the world had captured people’s hearts and imagination. The rough and hardene...
rudolph walker

Rudolph Walker – Breaking Barriers

Jackie Robinson famously broke the colour barrier in American sports when he signed a professional baseball contract with Major League Baseball’s Brooklyn Dodgers. Actor Sidney Poitier, a Bahamian-American, bec...
Laura Baltazar

Laura Balthazar – Remarkable Creole Woman

Laura Balthazar is a remarkable woman. As the first female African American to hold the posts of Chief Criminal Deputy and Chief Civil Deputy in Louisiana, to hear her speak you’d think that she reach...