10th Annual Satchmo Summerfest | New Orleans, LA
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Satchmo SummerFest – the premier American Jazz Festival dedicated to the life, music and legacy of New Orleans’ native son, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong – returns for its tenth celebration, August 5 through August 8 at the Louisiana State Museum’s Old U.S. Mint. The festival is free and open to the public. Three stages of music [...]
A Rising Voice: Afro-Latin Americans
A Rising Voice: Afro-Latin Americans is a a five-part series by Miami Herald which unveils the black experience through a journey: to Nicaragua, where a quite but powerful civil and cultural rights movements flickers while in neighboring Honduras, the black Garífuna community fights for cultural survival; to the Dominican Republic where African lineage is not [...]
Afrolatinos “The Untaught Story”
Afrolatinos “The Untaught Story” is a documentary television series independently produced by Creador Pictures, LLC. The program will illustrate history and celebrate the rich culture of people in Latin America of African descent. From the story of how and when slaves came to Central and South America to identity issues that still exist in the [...]
Caribana Festival | Toronto, Canada
What started out in 1967 as a just a small and quaint heritage event marking Canada’s centennial year, has grown into the largest cultural festival in North America. Caribana 2010 will start at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, July 13th in the heart of downtown Toronto at Yonge and Dundas Square. Well over a million tourists [...]
Hollywood Bowl Jazz Series | Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2010 Hollywood Bowl Jazz Series begins Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 8PM with a compelling mix of African beats, dance and jazz. FEATURED ARTISTS: Nigerian Afrobeat superstars Femi Kuti & The Positive Force return with their explosive rhythms and invigorating dancing for a night that celebrates and explores the foundation and [...]
