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10 Books That Showcase The Beauty, History, And Cultural Legacy Of New Orleans | Essence
Essence· 2 hours agoCross-pollinated ancestry, live jazz, delicious food, ornate mansions, the French Quarter, Congo...
'An Omakase festival' - How Gilles Peterson perfectly curates Worldwide Festival in Sète
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 7 hours agoThis year's Worldwide Festival took place on a backdrop of the UK and French elections. In such a...
A History Lover’s Guide to New Orleans
AFAR· 1 day agoSince then, the Crescent City has kept the good times rolling. Stroll through “the birthplace of jazz,” and you might hear the sounds of Louis Armstrong’s trumpet intertwined ...
Things to do in London this weekend (July 12 – 14)
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoFatoumata Diawara headlines the opening Friday with her blend of afrobeats, pop and jazz music while the multi-platinum-selling recording artist DBN Gogo...
10 can't-miss shows at Montreal's Nuits d'Afrique festival
Montreal Gazette· 3 days agoSuzanne Rousseau has a game she likes to play. “Sometimes something sounds South African or...
Forget Ethiopia's Spice Girls - this singer salutes the true queens
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoOn the same street as her mother’s clothes shop was a record store run by a Greek woman which...
All 60 bits of North Carolina trivia in the NYT crossword so far this year
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe singer-songwriter grew up in Marshville, a teensy town outside of Charlotte...Gladys Knight went...
Montreal International Jazz Fest, July 5: Critic’s choice
Montreal Gazette· 5 days agoThe 44th Montreal International Jazz Festival takes over the downtown core until July 6. The...