Every year, right after Christmas, bands in Haiti – popular and unpopular – across genres begin releasing their Kanaval song or mereng in time for Carnival celebration. Every year, we …
Bruce Sunpie Barnes on the cultural traditions indigenous to New Orleans and Haiti
Bruce Sunpie Barnes is a veteran musician, park ranger, actor, former high school biology teacher, former college football All-American, and former NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs). Sunpie is also deeply …
Playlist: Listen to Kanaval 2021 songs
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 …
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 …