Every year during Kanaval in Haiti, dozens of bands release songs for Kanaval. This year is no different. Typically overtly political in nature, Kanaval songs have often become anthems for …
Mardi Gras in New Orleans becomes “Yardi Gras”
With the cancellation of the New Orleans Mardi Gras parades and public celebrations due to the coronavirus pandemic, residents of NOLA have not passed on the opportunity to celebrate. Welcome …
Big Chiefs Of Rival Mardi Gras Tribes Come Together As The 79rs Gang
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, New Orleans decided that traditional Mardi Gras parades would not happen this year. According to the city of New Orleans website, Mardi Gras is not …
Here is where you can listen to the Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans documentary
Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans is first available on public radio stations across the country throughout February 2021. The show is distributed by NPR (National Public …
Credits for the Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans documentary
Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans was produced by WXPN at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. It is distributed by NPR (National Public Radio). Executive Producers: …
What’s In A Folk Song? by Nathalie Cerin
Editor’s Note: This article was written by Nathalie ‘Talie’ Cerin, a Haitian singer-songwriter, teaching artist, podcast host & blogger currently living in Philadelphia. She is the Editor of @woymagazine. Follow …
The Music of Haiti: On Stage at The Kennedy Center
In May, 2019 The Kennedy Center presented a program of Haitian music on the center’s Millennium Stage. Haitian culture combines a wide range of influences drawn from the many people …
Krewe Du Kanaval Honors The Haitian Roots Of New Orleans
Editor’s note: This interview was originally broadcast on World Cafe on February 20, 2020. It’s Mardi Gras season and in North America, no celebration is more famous than the one …
About Krewe du Kanaval’s virtual events for 2021
In a recent notice to the members of Krewe du Kanaval, founders Win Butler, Regine Chassagne and Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Creative Director Ben Jaffe, along with his wife Jeanette, …
Meet Leyla McCalla, host of Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms and the Music of New Orleans
The three-hour documentary, Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms and the Music of New Orleans, is hosted by Haitian-American and New Orleans based artist and musician, Leyla McCalla. Leyla is a founding member …