Its that time of the year again. A time for great experiences. A time for me to dive into my French/Cajun/Southern heritage through arts, dance, and music. Gathering with people from all over the world to celebrate something that has become the largest non-profit festival/event in the US. I am blown away every year I attend this thing. You can’t imagine how many artists, organizations, tribes of people attend this HUGE, exciting event. So Im sure you are wondering by now what I am talking about. The one and only…
Festival International de Louisiane … Chk it out there
To give you a lil piece of whats going on here…
Festival International de Louisiane is a community-based, non-profit arts organization formed in 1986 to produce an annual visual and performing arts festival celebrating the French cultural heritage of southern Louisiana – primarily a combination of French, African, Caribbean and Hispanic influences. The largest outdoor, FREE Francophone event in the U.S., the Festival places special emphasis on highlighting the connections between Acadiana and the Francophone world. Each year performing, visual and culinary artists from Europe, Africa, Canada, the Caribbean and the Americas are invited to share their talents with Louisiana artists, residents and visitors.
Since its creation, Festival International de Louisiane has become famous as a premier presenter of some of the most unique world musicians and performances in the United States. Popular Louisiana artists such as Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas, Allan Toussaint, Zachary Richard, Sonny Landreth, Beausoleil, Buckwheat Zydeco, Boozoo Chavis, Amedee “Bois Sec” Ardoin, D.L. Menard, Terrance Simien, C.J. Chenier, Geno Delafose, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Canray Fontenot and Buddy Guy have all performed on our stages.
So you won’t here too much from me this weekend, but thats a good thing. I will be back in touch with you guys with hopefully some sweet news/information/pics etc from the festival. So heres to a great weekend! Hope the same for yours. Chk ya lata
Shane
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