Destination Guadeloupe Festival-2009
Destination Guadeloupe Festival 2009 returns to New York
LUC LEANDRY, JOELLE URSULL
JOCELYNE LABYLLE
FRANCOIS LADREZEAU
JEFF JOSEPH hosted by PANIK
Special guest
KRIYOLIO
Sunday - November 22, 2009
doors 7pm show 8pm
admission $25
The 2nd Annual Destination Guadeloupe Festival comes to New York to celebrate the culture of the islands that make up Guadeloupe. The Festival runs from November 18-22; and the celebraiton's main event is happening at SOBs on Sunday, November 22nd.
What Guadeloupe has to offer is unique on many levels, from the stimulating visual imagery that animates the paintings of Joel Nankin to the culinary mastery of visiting chef Georges Césarin. These bastions of the island's creativity will serve as two companion pieces to high-powered music ensembles that spotlight many hypnotically indigenous styles, among them Gwo-ka drumming, Jazz Gwada and lilting Zouk; these are key among the earthy, modern sounds that supplanted an earlier, pre-millennial Guadeloupe-New York sensation, the once-influential dance style called biguine.
All of the aforementioned stars return to S.O.B.'s for the evening's sprawling MAIN EVENT, and to boost the energy level even higher, Luc Leandry, the King of Zouk, headlines along with the Divas of Zouk, Joëlle Ursull (known for her work with Zouk Machine and French pop provocateur Serge Gainsbourg) and the sultry Jocelyne Labylle, who has also taken France by storm. Panik's versatility will again be on display, as the dynamic ensemble handles the wide-ranging repertoires of each star. In addition, audiences can also enjoy the native haute-cuisine of Chef Georges Césarin, who will be in the kitchen at S.O.B.'s for one night only, having made the trip all the way from the Casino de Gosier on the Guadeloupe island of Gosier. Also, one lucky audience member will get even more than a taste of Guadeloupe as the winner of the evening's Destination Guadeloupe Raffle, the grand prize of which is a trip for two to the island (plus hotel accommodations for two). It's the perfect cap to a weekend of French-Caribbean sights, sounds and sensations.
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