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Festival International de Louisiane

Apr 21 2010 - Apr 25 2010  •  Lafayette LA  •  Downtown Streets
Genre(s): cajun-zydeco, world, zydeco

Founded: 1986
Official Website
Phone: 337-232-8086
Category: Roots
Region: Delta
Type: Urban Outdoor

"The annual five-day festival, free to the public, is held during the last full week of April. Historic downtown Lafayette, Louisiana, is transformed into an entertainment complex featuring six music stages, food court areas, street musicians and animators, arts and crafts boutiques, art galleries, beverage stands, cultural workshops, international cooking demonstrations and a world music store."—Description by festival




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Mix of world roots at Louisiana's other big April festival
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 17:04

Status: Bulk of acts named with date of performance. A few performers still to be named.

Headliners: Steel Pulse, King Sunny Ade, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Notables: Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni ba, Lunasa, Chiwonsio, Sonny Landreth, Los de Abajo, Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band, Grupo Fantasma, Mucca Pazza, La Excelencia, Taj Weekes and Adowa, Nation Beat, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Les Breastfeeders, Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa, Fishtank Ensemble, Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie, Feufollet, Donna the Buffalo

Comment: This festival seems to get better every year with its mix of African, reggae, zydeco and other world roots genres. There are more than 100 performers presented over five days—all free to the public. The festival in Lafayette LA coincides with the first weekend of New Orleans Jazzfest but starts several days earlier so out-of-towners can catch some of both.

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