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The Festival International de Louisiane is an annual music and arts festival held in Lafayette, Louisiana celebrating the French heritage of the region and its connection to the Francophone world. The festival was first held in 1987 and has become very popular, attracting musicians, artists, and craftsmen from around the world. The festival is held outdoors, usually in the third week of April, and is free to the public. Estimates for attendance include 375,000 for 2011. The festival was voted the "Best World Music Festival" by About.com readers in their 2012 and 2013 Readers' Choice Awards.
The stated mission of the festival is to:
French speakers live in the southwest area of Louisiana known as Acadiana, and much of the local traditional music by Cajun and Creole musicians uses French lyrics. Bi-lingual radio and television announcers underscore the prevalence of French speakers in older, rural areas among both white Cajun and black Creole residents. The French Immersion programs in the area promote the language in charter schools while increasing connections to the rest of the French-speaking world. Festival International underscores Acadiana's connection to the Francophone world.
Dhafer Youssef (Arabic: ظافر يوسف; born 19 November 1967 in Teboulba, Tunisia) is a composer, singer and oud player.
Youssef developed an interest in jazz at an early age and clandestinely listened to it during his education at a Qur'anic school. He later left Tunisia to start a jazz career and has lived in Europe since 1990, usually in Paris or Vienna. He also works in avant garde and world music where he has been nominated for awards. He has released six albums of his own and also did notable work with Sardinian trumpeter Paolo Fresu and the Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset. He indicates an affinity for the music of India and Nordic music. He was a guest artist on the Norwegian jazz artist Bugge Wesseltoft's album FiLM iNG. Youssef has also performed with Uri Caine, Tigran Hamasyan, Jon Hassell, Markus Stockhausen,Nguyên Lê, Omar Sosa and Hüsnü Şenlendirici. In 2001 he recorded Electric Sufi with the ex-Sugar Hill Gang and Tackhead rhythm section of Will Calhoun and Doug Wimbish.
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community and its religion or traditions, often marked as a local or national holiday, mela or eid. Next to religion and folklore, a significant origin is agricultural. Food is such a vital resource that many festivals are associated with harvest time. Religious commemoration and thanksgiving for good harvests are blended in events that take place in autumn, such as Halloween in the northern hemisphere and Easter in the southern.
Festivals often serve to fulfill specific communal purposes, especially in regard to commemoration or thanksgiving. The celebrations offer a sense of belonging for religious, social, or geographical groups, contributing to group cohesiveness. They may also provide entertainment, which was particularly important to local communities before the advent of mass-produced entertainment. Festivals that focus on cultural or ethnic topics also seek to inform community members of their traditions; the involvement of elders sharing stories and experience provides a means for unity among families.
International mostly means something (a company, language, or organization) involving more than a single country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries. For example, international law, which is applied by more than one country and usually everywhere on Earth, and international language which is a language spoken by residents of more than one country.
The term international was coined by the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham in his Introduction to Principles of Morals and Legislation, which was printed for publication in 1780 and published in 1789. Bentham wrote: "The word international, it must be acknowledged, is a new one; though, it is hoped, sufficiently analogous and intelligible. It is calculated to express, in a more significant way, the branch of law which goes commonly under the name of the law of nations. The word was adopted in French in 1801.Thomas Erskine Holland noted in his article on Bentham in the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica that "Many of Bentham's phrases, such as 'international,' 'utilitarian,' 'codification,' are valuable additions to our language; but the majority of them, especially those of Greek derivation, have taken no root in it."
Benny Greb (born on June 13, 1980 in Augsburg, Germany) is a prolific German drummer and clinician. He started playing the drums at age six and began taking lessons at age twelve. He plays a large variety of music and can be seen playing rock with Stoppok and The Ron Spielman Trio, jazz with The Benny Greb Brass Band and Sabri Tulug Tirpan, funk with Jerobeam, reggae with Bobby McFerrin, fusion with the NDR Big Band on their Frank Zappa Project, with 3erGezimmeR and Wayne Krantz, and acoustic punk with Strom & Wasser. He has also performed at the Modern Drummer Festival 2010 and at many clinics and drum festivals around the world. Greb is endorsed by Sonor Drums and has his signature snare, Remo Drum Heads, Pro-mark, and by Meinl Percussion . He developed with Meinl a signature line of Byzance Vintage Series cymbals including the "Sand Ride" and "Sand Hats," both known for their sandblasted finishes. In 2012, Meinl introduced new "Sand Crash" and "Sand Crash/Ride" cymbals to the Byzance Vintage lineup. Further more, Benny has a set of trash hats that he uses on the right side of his kit.
The 30th Anniversary Festival International lineup is here!
Festival International de Louisiane is a fantastic celebration of music, food, and culture in Lafayette, Louisiana. Thank you, performers, organizers, volunteers and the City of Lafayette for hosting this unforgettable event. My girlfriend and I had the time of our life! Among the performers featured in this video are the Savoy Family Band, Visht'en, Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters, and Sweet Crude (appearing in the last scene at the Blue Moon Saloon). This video created by Larry Richardson, RichardsonArtPhotographyStore.com, using an Apple iPhone 6s and edited in iMovie.
VF Artist Benny Greb performs at the 2016 'Drum Festival International Ralph Angelillo' in Quebec City, Canada on October 23rd! Check out Benny online at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bennygreb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Benny.Greb.Official/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bennygreb Check out other VF Artists at the festival! Aaron Spears: https://youtu.be/AHZTF413JmI Damien Schmitt: https://youtu.be/kHDBYIk_OWg ------------------ FOLLOW US! ➤Website: http://www.vicfirth.com ➤YouTube: http://youtube.com/vicfirthdrumsticks ➤YouTube (Marching): http://youtube.com/vicfirthmarching ➤YouTube (Concert): http://youtube.com/vicfirthconcert ➤Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicfirth ➤Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicfirth
Take a trip down memory lane and savour Dhafer Youssef’s vibrant full concert along with his Septet, the Divine Shadows Strings and Tunisian Poet Sghair Ouled Ahmed during Carthage International Fest’s closing night. Remontez le fil du temps et savourez le vibrant concert livré par Dhafer Youssef à l’occasion de la clôture du Festival International de Carthage aux cotés de son Septet, du Divine Shadows strings et du Poète Tunisien Sghair Ouled Ahmed. Dhafer Youssef performed at ASSM, Izmir Turkey in 2013. Dhafer Youssef Oud, Vocal Eivind Aarset Guitar Husnu Senlendirici Clarinet Aytaç Dogan Kanun Kristjan Randalu Piano Chris Jennings Bass Chander Sardjoe Drums Director/video production Shiraz Fradi Sound Christian Ulbrich
Il team italiano è tornato ed è più forte che mai! Con i nostri gnocchi siamo pronti a battere qualsiasi altro paese!! Un angolo di Italia a Sendai anche quest'anno!
The official 2017 lineup for Festival International de Louisiane, presented by LUS Fiber features international artists such as Mokoomba (Zimbabwe), Ginkgoa (France), Lakou Mizik, (Haiti) and local favorites, Marc Broussard and GIVERS.
VF Artist Aaron Spears performs at the 2016 'Drum Festival International Ralph Angelilo' in Quebec City, Canada on October 23rd! Track: 'Mambo' by DJ Shadow Check out Aaron online at: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/aspears Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aaronspearsofficial Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/aaronspears Stay tuned for more videos from Benny Greb, Gergo Borlai, Robert 'Sput' Searight, and many more! ------------------ STICKS: #vfSAS - Aaron Spears Signature Series http://vicfirth.com/products/drum-sticks/signature-sticks/aaron-spears/ ------------------ FOLLOW US! ➤Website: http://www.vicfirth.com ➤YouTube: http://youtube.com/vicfirthdrumsticks ➤YouTube (Marching): http://youtube.com/vicfirthmarching ➤YouTube (Concert): http://youtube.com/vicfirthconcert ➤Twitter...
The 30th Anniversary Festival International lineup is here!
Festival International de Louisiane is a fantastic celebration of music, food, and culture in Lafayette, Louisiana. Thank you, performers, organizers, volunteers and the City of Lafayette for hosting this unforgettable event. My girlfriend and I had the time of our life! Among the performers featured in this video are the Savoy Family Band, Visht'en, Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters, and Sweet Crude (appearing in the last scene at the Blue Moon Saloon). This video created by Larry Richardson, RichardsonArtPhotographyStore.com, using an Apple iPhone 6s and edited in iMovie.
VF Artist Benny Greb performs at the 2016 'Drum Festival International Ralph Angelillo' in Quebec City, Canada on October 23rd! Check out Benny online at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bennygreb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Benny.Greb.Official/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bennygreb Check out other VF Artists at the festival! Aaron Spears: https://youtu.be/AHZTF413JmI Damien Schmitt: https://youtu.be/kHDBYIk_OWg ------------------ FOLLOW US! ➤Website: http://www.vicfirth.com ➤YouTube: http://youtube.com/vicfirthdrumsticks ➤YouTube (Marching): http://youtube.com/vicfirthmarching ➤YouTube (Concert): http://youtube.com/vicfirthconcert ➤Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicfirth ➤Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicfirth
Take a trip down memory lane and savour Dhafer Youssef’s vibrant full concert along with his Septet, the Divine Shadows Strings and Tunisian Poet Sghair Ouled Ahmed during Carthage International Fest’s closing night. Remontez le fil du temps et savourez le vibrant concert livré par Dhafer Youssef à l’occasion de la clôture du Festival International de Carthage aux cotés de son Septet, du Divine Shadows strings et du Poète Tunisien Sghair Ouled Ahmed. Dhafer Youssef performed at ASSM, Izmir Turkey in 2013. Dhafer Youssef Oud, Vocal Eivind Aarset Guitar Husnu Senlendirici Clarinet Aytaç Dogan Kanun Kristjan Randalu Piano Chris Jennings Bass Chander Sardjoe Drums Director/video production Shiraz Fradi Sound Christian Ulbrich
Il team italiano è tornato ed è più forte che mai! Con i nostri gnocchi siamo pronti a battere qualsiasi altro paese!! Un angolo di Italia a Sendai anche quest'anno!
The official 2017 lineup for Festival International de Louisiane, presented by LUS Fiber features international artists such as Mokoomba (Zimbabwe), Ginkgoa (France), Lakou Mizik, (Haiti) and local favorites, Marc Broussard and GIVERS.
VF Artist Aaron Spears performs at the 2016 'Drum Festival International Ralph Angelilo' in Quebec City, Canada on October 23rd! Track: 'Mambo' by DJ Shadow Check out Aaron online at: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/aspears Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aaronspearsofficial Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/aaronspears Stay tuned for more videos from Benny Greb, Gergo Borlai, Robert 'Sput' Searight, and many more! ------------------ STICKS: #vfSAS - Aaron Spears Signature Series http://vicfirth.com/products/drum-sticks/signature-sticks/aaron-spears/ ------------------ FOLLOW US! ➤Website: http://www.vicfirth.com ➤YouTube: http://youtube.com/vicfirthdrumsticks ➤YouTube (Marching): http://youtube.com/vicfirthmarching ➤YouTube (Concert): http://youtube.com/vicfirthconcert ➤Twitter...
Le concert du Cheb Khaled au festival international de carthage 2016
Festival International de Folclor Ucrainean Tulcea 2016
recorded in 4K UHD at Festival International in Lafayette, Louisiana by Michael Hébert.