Face Magazine ~ Vol. 11 No. 4 - Festival International de Louisiane - Special Edition - April 2019

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Meet the staff of 7 women and 1 man who take on a city-wide party of 300,000 guests.

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The Festival International Issue ON THE COVER LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER For more than ten years, FACE Magazine has prided itself as the premier women's and family lifestyle publication in Acadiana (South Central Louisiana, USA).

Today, we are excited to release FACE Magazine’s first of its kind, Festival International de Louisiane (Festival) Special

FACES BEHIND FESTIVAL Every spring, 7 women and 1 man take on a city-wide party of 300,000 guests for Festival International.

CONTENTS 08 ACADIANA LIFE Welcome to Lafayette, Louisiana

Edition. We are very proud to have been welcomed as an

How to Festival 101

Official Media Sponsor for Festival and look forward to continuing this honor into the future.

12 FESTIVAL PASSES & VOLUNTEERING

On behalf of everyone at FACE, we want to welcome

14 CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL AREA

everyone who is visiting our wonderful part of the world,

Scène des Jeunes and Site Map

and say "Hi Y’all" to our loyal readers and advertisers.

16 THINGS TO DO

Now let’s geaux to Festival!

Flint Zerangue

Flint Zerangue, Sr., President Face Media Group LLC

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18 FESTIVAL APP, PARKING & SHUTTLE

Festival International de Louisiane IS

How to Get the App, Parking Details & The Shuttle Schedule

20 FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE Official Poster, Pin, T-shirts and more

F E S T I VA L

22 FESTIVAL FOOD, DRINK, TREATS

Who's Feeding the Festival and Site Map

34 ARTIST PREVIEWS

Several Festival Musicians Highlighted

44 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE • APRIL 24-28 47 APRIL EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS & RESEARCHERS Laurie J. James, Don Short, Scott Brazda, Savannah Ludwig, Olatunde Soyombo, Carly Viator, Candace Gulotta-Haggart, Flint Zerangue, Sr., Dwayne Fatherree, Heidi Gettys, Georgia Gates, and the Festival International de Louisiane Staff.

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FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL | Acadiana Life

WELCOME to Lafayette LOUISIANA HISTORY & LIFE LESSONS

from the heart of CAJUN COUNTRY

By Laurie J. James, MCD

QUICK HISTORY LESSON THOMAS JEFFERSON IS CREDITED with the greatest deal in U.S. history, the Louisiana Purchase, which he snagged for a mere $15 million from France in 1893. It included approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River.

Honoring the original French heritage, Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. governed by the Napoleonic Code (of Law). The other states are governed

by Common Law.

HOW ACADIANA GOT

IT S NA M E

DO YOU NEED SOME GOOD VIBRATIONS? HOW ABOUT MUSIC that’ll put an infectious smile on your face and yearning for more because of its sound and unusual rhythm? If so, welcome to Lafayette! (We prefer you to pronounce us: laffy yet! Although we’re French in culture, we enjoy laughing so much that it has become our preferred pronunciation).

Lafayette (originally Vermilionville) was recently named Happiest City in America by the Wall Street Journal’s Marketwatch.com. Whether you’ve lived here all your life or are visiting for the first time, here are some interesting eye-openers as you explore this one-of-a-kind, friendly, generous, and jovial community!

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OUR DISTINCT FRENCH-CANADIAN CULTURE

was brought down by the Acadians who were expelled from parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and eastern Quebec in the mid-1700’s during the British and French hostilities.

That explains Acadian, but how did Acadiana come to fruition? KATC TV 3 was founded by the Acadian Television Corporation. In 1963, KATC received correspondence addressed to the Acadiana Television Corp. The lagniappe (extra) “a” at the caboose stuck. Yes, the term Acadiana was created via typo!

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Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase

TOE-TAPPING MUSIC INFLUENCE MUSIC, FOOD, & CELEBRATIONS are at the forefront of any brochure gushing about Lafayette, and with good reason! We offer a diverse blend of Zydeco, Cajun, Creole, Rock and Roll, R&B-influenced grooves of swamp pop, homegrown rock, country, hip-hop derived from French Creoles, Acadians, Native Americans, European, African and Caribbean-influenced rhythms and song forms. A special shout out goes to our German-Jewish immigrants for importing diatonic accordions from Europe.

UNDENIABLE GAME-CHANGERS EDUCATIONAL CULTURE THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (ULL) is the proud home of our Ragin’ Cajuns, a nickname reflective of the community. The ULL campus is famous for live alligators residing in Cypress Lake, a unique university landmark located behind the student union. Graduating seniors who order rings become part of a distinctive campus tradition. On the night before graduation ceremonies, members of the UL Lafayette’s Army ROTC escort these rings to Cypress Lake. There, the rings are loaded onto a custom-built, metal pirogue (boat) to spend the night on the water, guarded by students! ULL has been home to several award-winning faculty members, including John Kennedy Toole, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Confederacy of Dunces; Ernest J. Gaines, National Book Critics Circle Award-winner for A Lesson Before Dying; and Burton Raffel, noted for his translation of Beowulf and Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote.

Cypress Lake at ULL

LAFAYETTE HAS MADE AN INDELIBLE MARK throughout history, redefining entire industries. Here are several who have left important legacies: Famous architect A. Hays Town grew up in Lafayette and was heavily influenced by the Spanish, French and Creole history of Louisiana. His top architectural designs are celebrated throughout the country. Henri Bendel founded the famous upscale women’s fashions company bearing his name in New York City, which remained in business for more than 100 years.

Marc Breaux made memorable movie musical history by choreographing Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on the big screen. Political activist, Beth Rickey diligently and successfully exposed (Ku Klux Klan leader) David Duke’s neo-Nazi connections. The first true celebrity makeup artist was Kevyn Aucoin, who transcended the cosmetics industry by perfecting and sharing his makeup artistry. He worked with hundreds of celebrities (including Whitney Houston, Cher, Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, and Lisa Marie Presley) whom he transformed through the art of makeup. Floyd Sonnier is an internationally acclaimed

pen-and-ink Cajun artist who specialized in drawings depicting Cajun culture, lifestyle, and family.

This merely scratches the surface of the charm and history that Lafayette offers. Enjoy our Festival International while spending some quality time here, and you’ll never want to leave!

FAMOUS HOMEGROWN TALENT From Grammy-Winning musicians to iconic television characters to well-respected athletes, Lafayette is home to a veritable plethora of talented people, including: Lauren Daigle — recent Grammy Award Winner; Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Louisiana’s first female Governor, 2004–2008); Mikie Mahtook (MLB Detroit Tigers Outfielder); R&B Singer Cupid ("Cupid Shuffle"); Keith Thibodeaux (‘Little Ricky’ from I Love Lucy ); World Title Gymnast, Leigh Hennessy (holds record for winning most U.S. national women’s trampoline championships); Ron Guidry (aka Louisiana Lightning, a left-handed pitcher with New York Yankees & Cy Young Award Winner); Singer/Guitarist MacKenzie Bourg (garnered critical acclaim through two reality talent shows — The Voice AND American Idol); Tennis Professional, Chanda Rubin (earned #6 in world ranking).

PRAYER LIFE WE WORK HARD, WE PLAY HARD, AND WE PRAY HARD! Nearly 50% of residents in Lafayette are Catholic. Going back in history, Louisiana was officially Roman Catholic under both France and Spain’s rule. The boundaries dividing the territories generally coincided with church parishes. In 1807, the territorial legislature officially adopted the ecclesiastical term. That’s why we use the term “parish” to coincide with the largely Catholic population, while other states use the term “county”.

Laurie ( Jankower ) James grew up in Lafayette. As a small-business owner (33 + years – credentialed résumé writer, career coach, motivational speaker), she is passionate about God, Kenny (her husband), maintaining University of Louisiana at Lafayette ® cULture, building and sustaining meaningful relationships, music, traveling, genealogy, and keeping Acadiana thriving. Learn more at www.lauriejjames.com.

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FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL | Acadiana Life

HOW TO

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No matter if you are a first timer or a veteran festival goer, there’s always something to learn about the Do’s and Don’ts of Festival International. Here are just a few quick tips to help make your Festival experience safe, exciting, and enjoyable.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK

1. VISIT THE FESTIVAL WEBSITE. It is a huge resource for all things Festival — festivalinternational.org

2. DOWNLOAD THE FESTIVAL MOBILE APP. Everything you need in one app! Review and learn about this year's Special Events, Schedules, Activities, Site Map, Shuttles Service, Food, Artisans, and most importantly — TOP UP your RFID wristband with ease!

3. EXPLORE THE SCHEDULE. Map out your week showby-show. Learn about the artists and don’t miss a beat.

4. PICK A VOLUNTEER SHIFT THAT WORKS WITH YOUR SCHEDULE. It’s fun, it’s easy, it’s vital for Festival’s existence. Join the Festival family this year.

5. GRAB YOUR RFID WRISTBAND. Get your wristband in advance and never wait in line, OR grab yours when you arrive. Get your food, drinks, and merch without needing your wallet.

6. GET YOUR FESTIVAL GEAR! Merchandise purchases are a great way to support the festival. 2019 has some exciting new goodies for you like patches, hats, and limited edition fanny packs. Plus the designs are all by local artists!

7. VISIT THE VENDORS! Food & Art are HUGE if you want to experience Festival’s fullest potential. Support your local businesses and artists.

8. GET YOUR FESTIVAL PASS! Did you know that Festival passes offer HUGE perks at a small price? A/C restrooms and shaded seating are the perfect break, especially if you have little ones. You can even watch the music up close or from the side of the stage.

9. PLAN YOUR ADVENTURE. Dress according to the weather, bring sunscreen and stay hydrated.

10. NOW, SHOWTIME! Dance, eat, have fun and enjoy all that Festival 2019 has to offer.

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FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL | Passes & Volunteering

FESTIVAL PASSES Will Change How You Festival Forever

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xperience Festival International with

ease, while doing your part to Fuel the Festival!

The Festival Pass includes added comforts so you can experience Festival International like never before! A/C restrooms, shaded seating, and front row views of the music.

Parents LOVE the passes because it gives them comfort and space with their little ones.

Don’t plan on attending for all five days? Pass credentials come in daily wristbands, so you can share the experience with a friend. Learn more at festivalinternational.org

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MAKE THIS YOUR YEAR TO VOLUNTEER Be one of the 2,500 amazing people that make Festival International happen. Sign up with friends to make your own volunteer dream team, or make new friends during your shift. Either way, you will make some great memories!

Opportunities include security, merchandise, Scène des Jeunes, trash and recycling, and much more! Click the video below to see why you should join us in 2019!

Why should you volunteer?

Because Festival Volunteering is: SUPER FUN! Our volunteers are known to have a good time during their shifts. You can see it in their smiles and dance moves.

WHAT MAKES THE FESTIVAL WORLD GO ’ROUND. We literally could not make this ticketless event happen without our volunteers.

THE PERFECT WAY TO SEE THE MAGIC FROM BEHIND THE SCENES. How do we pull off hosting the largest international music and arts festival in the United States? Watch how the puzzle fits together from the other side.

YOUR TICKET TO THE OFFICIAL VOLUNTEER PARTY AFTER FESTIVAL. Come celebrate with us! We’re in this together and appreciate you.

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FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL | Children's Festival Area

SCÈNE DES JEUNES CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL AREA

Introducing Petit Marché!

We are excited to announce the first ever Petit Marché to be held at Scène des Jeunes!

This is an educational experience for kids ages 6-16 to learn hands-on what it takes to

Scène des Jeunes is a festival within Festival! Step into a world of kid-friendly musical performances along

run a business and vend in a festival setting.

with face painting, arts and crafts, instruments and so much

making their craft, pricing,

more. Our children’s area is the perfect chance to let your

setting up their booth,

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little ones get their energy out, all while learning about other

selling to real customers

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cultures through creativity and PLAY!

and going home with hard

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Saturday April 27 Sunday April 28 11 am - 4 pm

Cathedral Carmel School Grounds

grasp on what it takes to be a festival vendor!

(intersection of St. John and Vermilion St)

Artists must have permission from a legal

Entrance is on Versailles Street.

parent or guardian to apply.

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artists will get a quick

Learn more at Festivalinternational.org/families-kid

SCÈNE DES JEUNES 2019 OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY FROM 11 A.M. – 4 P.M.

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FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL | Things To Do

COURIR DU FESTIVAL 5K PRESENTED BY STULLER

SIGN UP WITH FRIENDS TO MAKE A TEAM. Have the largest team to register for the race, and YOU ALL WIN Lagniappe Passes!

WHEN: Saturday April 27, 2019 PRICE: Registration rates are $40 REGISTER: online at festivalinternational.org/5k

ABOUT THE RACE Why do Courir runners come back year after year? Because this race is a blast! The Courir 5k winds through downtown Lafayette during the best time of the year, Festival season.

Cross the finish line right into international music, delicious food, and cold drinks. The Courir is another great way to help fuel the festival. Your participation in the race supports this ticketless, community-driven music & art festival. ALL AGES ARE WELCOME. Register today!

Nurturing creative thinking in young minds GRADES PREKK3 to 12 th

Book your tour today.

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FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL | Festival App, Parking & Shuttle

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The entire Festival International experience is at your fingertips with the Festival mobile app, available for both Android and iPhone devices.

Get information such as maps, Service Chevrolet Cadillac shuttle schedule, music schedule, events, food vendors, and reminders to catch your favorite bands!

Available on Google Play and the Apple App Store: Festival International de Louisiane

Want to avoid the Top Up lines?

Register your IBERIABANK RFID wristband on the Festival mobile app.

Due to factors beyond the organizers' control, performances and schedules subject to change without notice. The Festival APP contains the latest event information.

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FESTIVAL PARKING & SHUTTLE

Festival who park at ULL’s Cajun Field and take the Service Chevrolet Cadillac Shuttle to and from Festival should be aware of a few changes.

When parking at Cajun Field, there will be a $10.00 per car fee (proceeds go to UL Athletics), and that fee can ONLY be paid by a credit card (No cash Accepted). The Service Chevrolet Cadillac Shuttle to and from Cajun Field and the Festival is Free.

SHUTTLE SCHEDULE CAJUN FIELD THURSDAY – SUNDAY Corner of Congress and Cajundome Blvd Service every 15 minutes

BARRY STREET / LEE STREET STOP THURSDAY 5:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

Last bus leaves downtown at 11:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 4:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Last bus leaves downtown at 10:30 p.m.

SATURDAY 10:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Last bus leaves downtown at 10:30 p.m.

SUNDAY 10:30 a.m -.8:00 p.m.

Last bus leaves downtown at 8:00 p.m.

* For Festival 2019 * Laissez les bon temps rouler in The Heart of Cajun Country Five delicious food stops at local favorites while your guide brings our culture to life. All the food & fun included in one low price.

Use Code: FACE_FEST for $5off each ticket WE PICK UP FROM MANY LAFAYETTE HOTELS

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FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL | Merchandise

FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE

LET’S OWN

The Moment Buy a pin, poster and official Festival merchandise to support the music you love.

OFFICIAL FESTIVAL PIN Get your pin at pin booths (near each stage), Festival entrances, merchandise tents, or Parish Ink downtown. Check map for details and locations.

50% of every pin sale will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities!

Your support goes a long way in 2019.

OFFICIAL FESTIVAL POSTER Poster design and artwork by Kody Chamberlain. Get the poster at the three merchandise tents and/or Parish Ink downtown. Limited edition, signed and numbered posters are also available at Festival Merchandise Main, located on Jefferson and Main St.

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Early shopping is also available online at festivalinternational.org/shop

GET THE LATEST IN FESTIVAL FASHION AND ESSENTIALS AT THE THREE FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE LOCATIONS FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE MAIN Located at the corner of Jefferson and Main, near Scène Laborde Earles Law Firm Fais Do Do FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE PAVILLON Located at the corner of Congress and Polk, near JD Bank Pavillon de Cuisine FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE LAFAYETTE Located at the corner of Vermilion and Lafayette, near the Scène TV5Monde Lafayette.

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FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL | Food & Drink

FESTIVAL FOOD, DRINK, TREAT VENDORS

• Jambalaya by Shake

• Gulf Tacos

• Mandez's Seafood, Bar & Grill

• Blue Dog Café

• Zeus Café

• Lagneaux's

• Blu Basil Wine & Grill

• Daiquiris Supreme

• FIL Asian Kitchen & Concession

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LUS LA CRAFT BIERGARTEN

• Big Wil & The Warden

• C'est Bon Manger

• Clambeaugh's

• Umami Bites

• The Creole Caveman

• Morvant's Bar & Grill

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F A C E S

B E H I N D

By Olatunde Soyombo

SUPERHEROES ALL–STAR CAST DREAM LINEUP HEAVY HITTER

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HESE ARE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY CLICHES that would accurately describe the small collective of people who organize

and execute Lafayette’s annual blockbuster event, Festival International de Louisiane.

They are also superlatives none of the eight staff members of the non-profit organization of the same name would attribute to themselves, but would instead attribute to their colleagues. Part of the mystique of Festival International is the diligent work done behind-the-scenes so that the festival’s fun feels organic and shared by all. Proverbial pats-on-the-back are not the driving force — love for “Festival” is.

“It’s definitely not a normal job.” said Emilie Blakewood, Lafayette native and Festival’s Marché and Food Coordinator. “We’re all here year-round planning this one event for everyone in Lafayette, and then we have that one week out of the year where we’re going through so much together in such a small amount of time — and we’re all stronger together because of that. We are like family.

We’re all truly here for each other, no matter what.

CANDACE GULOTTA-HAGGART enjoys a show with her Festival baby, Charlotte.

Photo: Rhonda Robison Berkeley

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DIANE HARRIS snaps a shot with her son, Cooper. This kid has been part of the Festival world his entire life!

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EMILIE BLAKEWOOD makes a trip to the loading dock with her husband, Eldred, during Festival 2016.

Festival gear is key in the staff's wardrobe. ANGIE VERRET is proof.

Photo: Rhonda Robison Berkeley

“IT MIGHT HELP THAT WE’RE ALL WOMEN.”

The work environment

“ It might help” that they are women who

oscillates from pensive

have varied backgrounds and interests,

and productive, to joyous

accomplished careers of varying lengths

and jubilant and back to

prior to joining forces and different paths

disciplined and determined all in one afternoon.

of life when not working with Festival, but continually work beyond their job descriptions to produce one of the largest, ticketless musical, artistic and cultural exchanges in the country.

The painstaking levels of expertise and innovation in curating, planning, installing infrastructure, and executing required to host a party for 300,000 of “your closest friends,” is increasingly impressive. These seven wonder-women of Festival International, along with Festival’s executive director and board of directors, are responsible for hosting Lafayette’s largest party of the year — a now 33-year tradition. Everyone knows her or his role, and performs it year round.

Each year, Festival proudly releases a commemorative pin for festival fashion and fundraising alike. During a staff picture for the cover of this hallowed edition of FACE, it was decided for each member to sport the pin from their first Festival as employees.

GAELLE MASSART welcomes guests to the 2019 Pin & Poster Reveal.

LISA STAFFORD waits all year to see the lineup she built come to life.

Programming Director Lisa Stafford, also a Lafayette native, had to search the office archive for the 1999 edition of the pin for hers.

She has scouted, booked, contracted and been an artist liaison for roughly 3,000 acts during her 20 years. Her work has given her what she termed a “fulfilling life,” including being awarded such prestige as being named “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” [Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters], a prestigious distinction awarded under the jurisdiction of the office of the French Minister of Culture and Communication.

Production Director Diane Harris pulled a pin from 2001 and is the second longesttenured staff member. She joined Festival fortuitously when there was an opening and she had retired from a long-time position as assistant production coordinator at the Cajundome, where she really honed her expertise in large-scale production. Nineteen years later and she calls Stafford “family.” Blakewood also mentioned themes of family and has been with Festival International for seven years, after an internship under Harris expanded into a job, and donned a 2015 pin.

SCOTT FEEHAN sneaks a hug with his kiddos, Jeremi and Elaine, at the Festival headquarters.

Watching music with a camera at hand…that sums up CARLY VIATOR during Festival.

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WITH AN UNDERLYING SENSE OF WARMTH AND PRIDE, IT’S AT ONCE EASY TO OVERLOOK AND PLAIN TO SEE THE THEME WITHIN THE OFFICE — THAT BESIDES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SCOTT FEEHAN, IT’S ENTIRELY COMPOSED OF WOMEN.

Marketing Coordinator Carly Viator’s superpowers include, but are not limited to, gathering the erstwhile unpublicized staff for said picture and then promoting a campaign using it. She and Belgium born-and-bred Gaelle Massart, or as her job-title aptly defines her as, le “Couteau Suisse,” [the Swiss knife], only had to search the archive back as far as 2018 for their first pins. The pair each said they began working for Festival because of their love for the event.

With more than 20 years of experience prior to and including her work with Festival, Angie Verret has helped the organization tighten its books since 2017. There was a period of the organization’s history in the middle of this decade, before current staffing, where Festival International’s financial viability was called into question. Verret’s unseen expertise provides the back-end due diligence necessary for Candace Gulotta-Haggart, development director since 2015, to motivate the community and local businesses and officials to support and sponsor the festival and its maturation.

This mostly unheralded industry “Dream Team,” are highly specialized in their areas of expertise and almost each is a department of one. Yet, each are also well-versed in a plethora of disciplines and fields, understand that throwing a gathering this large will almost invariably require they summon superhero-type resolve to accomplish things outside of their job descriptions.

IT ISN’T MAGIC Collectible Festival International posters, quilts, album covers and artwork adorn the walls in what was once Downtown Lafayette’s bus station, and is now Festival International’s home for the third year. The building’s layout, geography and history lend to the sense of community in-office. The small foyer also serves as a quiet workspace, a meeting and conference space, a food-and-alcohol tasting

and judging buffet and live music concert-series recording venue.

The work space has a modern flow, offices have walls but lack doors, and almost all staff and interns are within eyesight or earshot. The work environment oscillates from pensive and productive, to joyous and jubilant and back to disciplined and determined all in one afternoon.

With an underlying sense of warmth and pride, it’s at once easy to overlook and plain to see the theme within the office — that besides Executive Director Scott Feehan, it’s entirely composed of women.

“You’re asking me how it is to work with all these women?” posed Feehan, through laughter following a joke from a staff member, “Just observe.”

Camaraderie displayed throughout the day is genuine and palpable, but the office itself really serves as a “storefront” for Festival. The real work never stops. Heavy-lifting is a responsibility shared by all. Intra-office messaging, edits and emails may trickle, sprinkle or flood inboxes and alert notices into the night. Feehan has adapted a theme to convey how hard this team works to host Festival: “It isn’t magic — it’s just people.”

Lisa Stafford’s and Diane Harris’ involvement with Festival predates Feehan’s first volunteer shift in 2009, his first year on the board of directors in 2010 and, of course, his installation as executive in 2015.

“Lisa and Diane,” Feehan said, “have been with Festival for 20 and 18 years, respectively. They have been through many ups and downs with this organization, [and] have given their hearts and souls to this organization longer than anybody.

Without them, Festival definitely would not be what it is today. I could go on and on about how incredible they are.”

Lisa Stafford

When not finalizing contracts and securing visas for the current Festival lineup, the sounds of Stafford willingly fielding pitches for potential future artists or diving into the depths of international music herself, might permeate the office. All artists’ accommodations, hospitality and transportation is under her purview.

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200 arts and crafts vendors and 30 food vendors

Stafford claims after 20 years in the business, “she doesn’t get star-struck,” but that little memories that stay with her are moments like shared car rides with the likes of Aaron Neville and Bonnie Raitt to or from Festival.

Diane Harris, a native of Bangkok, Thailand, and a selfdescribed “Army Brat” came to Lafayette by different routes than Stafford, but to Festival from a similar route. Her love for Festival [she and her husband, Ashley Harris, shared their first kiss at Festival], coupled with her experience in production at Cajundome, led her to also work the production for Festival. She recalled the moment where she first caught the attention of Festival’s then-staff. There was a problem at one of the stages, and her response was cool, calm and collected amidst chaos. She said, “calm down and tell me what you need.”

Her next phrase: “I got it.”

Diane Harris

The feeling that no challenge is too large or diverse for Harris is immutable. With a steady smile and wardrobe typically consisting of a dress or skirt and heels, her dynamic presence is immediately felt. All logistics for the infrastructure of stages, crowd-control, spacing, equipment and civil servants are part of her department, and she has accumulated an impressive cache of knowledge that serves as a complete guide for standard operating procedures and systems within Festival.

Emilie Blakewood began her involvement with Festival in the same avenue, as Harris’ intern, but over time and with the desired expansion of Festival, showed her worth as invaluable to the team and is now on staff as the vendor coordinator of the Marché and Food markets — or the arts, tastes and commerce of Festival.

Emilie Blakewood

“I would work during Mardi Gras,” said Blakewood of her work experience before joining the team, “so that I could request off and come to Festival.”

Blakewood has also performed grant writing for Festival, but her main responsibilities include whittling down a field of applicants for artists, artisans and food vendors to a “small” selection of nearly 200 arts and crafts vendors and 30

food vendors — then she has to execute the implementation. The process takes time and tedious thought to curate such a carefully crafted selection.

“People don’t realize that,” Blakewood said, regarding the unseen and unsung mystery of festival production, “we are here year round.

It takes a full year to plan.”

Part of that year round effort includes marketing every aspect of Festival to the community so they remain informed and involved. Subtly and deftly displaying a natural enthusiasm for people, music, media and marketing, Carly Viator’s virtues serve to carry her through repeated 4 a.m. wake-up calls for TV and radio morning shows. “From there, I usually sprint back to my computer or into a meeting,” explained Viator, the Marketing Coordinator for Festival.

Carly Viator

As a designer and “camera lady”, a bulk of the advertising is created in-house by Viator as well. All of this occurs with a steady stream of inter and intra-office and company edits and deadlines bouncing in email inboxes like excited-state electrons.

"The workflow for us all is very fast-forward,” said Viator, “but when you are putting so much time in for something you love, it doesn't feel like work. We know our cause is a good one and it'll all be worth it in April.”

Viator said sarcasm carries the team through the hard work and long days. Her work also includes aligning current and upcoming campaigns with Development Director Candace Gulotta-Haggart.

Candace Gulotta-Haggart and Feehan started work at Festival the same day. They were both new directors in new positions who had not met. Now, their offices are next to each other and together they spearhead the festival’s larger vision. Her work ethic is so intense, she has been known to workout in said office on her lunch breaks. Primarily, though, Gulotta-Haggart spends her time ensuring that Festival’s relationship with the community’s people and businesses continues to intertwine. This is one of the largest factors in keeping Festival ticketless.

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SPONSORSHIP AND DONORSHIP COMPRISES ABOUT HALF OF FESTIVAL’S $1.7 MILLION ANNUAL BUDGET.

From volunteers and Festival “Amis”, to donors and sponsors, and to Rain Angels’ donors who cover the cost of the festival’s rain insurance, if these contributions are not secured annually, then the organization’s finances would be dire annually. Sponsorship and donorship comprises about half of Festival’s $1.7 million annual budget.

A native of Plaquemine, La., Gulotta-Haggart has worked in production for the film industry, and booking for bands in the music industry.

MTV and HBO are among her list of employers and production credits, but she left entertainment and began working in the business of organizational communication and meetings. After five years in that complex field, she decided to meld the two with an opportunity at Festival.

Candace Gulotta-Haggart

“I found an opportunity to work in the music industry again as an adult” Gulotta-Haggart said, “and stay local with my daughter and be a part [of] and get involved with the community. It was a no brainer to join the Festival team.”

“I probably treat them too much like they’re my family,” Gulotta-Haggart said wryly.

If Festival’s finances are of concern to Feehan and Gulotta-Haggart, then they are paramount to bookkeeper Angie Verret. A proud married mother of three and grandmother of three, Verret is also a Lafayette native. She has been with the festival since 2017 — just in time to assist ushering in eras of growth, accounting and reporting reconciliations and the most major change — Festival’s currency system from tickets to digital RFID wristbands.

Angie Verret

“My role,” said Verret, “is to make sure all accounting is done properly and paid properly — you know, the ins and outs of accounting and the reporting.”

Every team has someone who ties things together and encompasses the team’s spirit, mission and essence all in one, or has a catch-all set of strengths and skills. Sometimes they are referred to as a “wild card,” “jack of all trades,”

or a “swiss-army knife.” Festival’s version of this irreplaceable heroine is neither Swiss, nor is English her first language.

Belgium born-and-bred, Gaelle Massart, or, “Couteau Suisse” as she has come to be known by her job title, is that person. Within the same hour, she could send off a proofed design for production, receive a shipment of Festival-logo emblazoned merchandise and then join the film crew for a live concert shoot. All in a day’s work, for Massart.

Gaelle Massart

These women, and the greater Festival team, are a collection of some of the most adroit, intelligent, caring and dynamic people in our community, but they prefer to stay as out of the spotlight as possible. Choosing to let the manifestation of hard work be reflected by public joy is not glamorous work, but it IS a labor of love. To a woman, they credited the tireless work of the Festival Board of Directors, and other team and community members.

“We all have our own personalities,” said Feehan, “and they somehow come together into something really fun. We get to work together all year on this thing we call Festival, then see the look of pure joy on thousands of peoples’ faces the week of.

To be able to work with this incredible team, have a blast and then put on an event as amazing as Festival is — I just can't imagine anything better.”

Scott Feehan

“The future is female,” can sometimes misrepresent the entire truth. The past, present and future have been, are and will be female, in perpetuity. It has always been so, since time immemorial. There can be little room for misrepresentation or doubt, however, in saying, that Blakewood’s subtly qualifying words might soon reverberate through multiple strata of society — “It might help,” if the future is female, and we, and Festival International de Louisiane, would be in great, festive hands.

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BANDS WOMEN FACE Magazine is well known for its feature articles of women who inspire, educate, endure, and achieve great things in their lives. These stories feature three women with vastly different backgrounds, but with one common thread — their love of music and performing with their bands. We love them, and we’re sure you will as well.

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Alsarah | Born in Khartoum, Sudan – Resides in Brooklyn, New York lsarah is a singer, songwriter, bandleader, and musician. Born in Khartoum, Sudan, Alsarah and her family fled the country in 1989 to avoid persecution as dissidents. Her family settled in Taez, Yemen where they lived until fleeing again due to the country's 1994 civil war. Alsarah eventually arrived in the United States claiming political asylum and settled in Boston. During this turbulent period, she often found solace in music and taking piano lessons from a family friend.

In 2004, Alsarah moved to Brooklyn, New York, where she still resides. A self-proclaimed practitioner of East-African Retro-Pop music, Alsarah is working on various projects and has toured both nationally and internationally.

In March of 2014, the group released their debut album Silt via Wonderwheel recordings to international acclaim and great reviews, with the single "Soukura" (It’s Late) debuting on Spin Magazine’s blog. October of the same year saw the release of Silt Remixed featuring remixes by Bodhisattva, Nickodemus, Captain Planet, Chancha via Circuito, and many others. It also went on to be selected by the prestigious Fact Magazine as one of the best remix albums of 2014. Alsarah was also featured on the Nile Project‘s debut CD, Aswan which was named as a Top 5 must hear international album by NPR.

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Tank and the Bangas

April 26 Tarriona “Tank” Ball | Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana

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OMING FROM NEW ORLEANS, Tank and the Bangas are surrounded by plenty of grand musical traditions. And this fivepiece group has a rare knack for combining various musical styles — fiery soul, deft hip-hop, deep-groove R&B, and subtle jazz — into one dazzling, cohesive whole that evokes the scope of New Orleans music while retaining a distinctive feel all its own.

“It’s music that can’t really be put in a box,” says singer and poet Tarriona “Tank” Ball. She fronts the band with vivid charisma that helped Tank and the Bangas win NPR’s 2017 Tiny Desk Concert Contest — a feat that ultimately led to the band signing with Verve Records.

What started as a loose collaboration at an open-mic night in 2011 has grown into a mesmerizing musical force that’s only picking up speed. After a featured set at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival early in the band’s career, the musicians built a reputation outside their hometown by grinding it out on the road and honing their live show, all the while converting audiences into passionate fans and garnering critical acclaim, from The New Orleans Advocate to The New York Times. “It made us work hard,” Ball says of playing Jazz Fest. “It made us want to feel deserving of it.”

Their hard work is paying off: The Huffington Post says Tank and the Bangas defy description onstage, adding, “It’s music that you have to experience.”

The experience is subject to change from one night to the next.

The Daiquiri Queens

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INCE DEBUTING AT THE 2017 BLACKPOT FESTIVAl, The Daiquiri Queens have been making a splash on the Cajun music scene. With haunting vocal harmonies, twin fiddle breakdowns and driving French accordion, this female fronted group brings a new and refreshing sound to an often male-dominated genre. Formed out of old friendships and a deep appreciation for the music and culture, they play dancehall era two-steps and waltzes, classic country duets, honky-tonk swingers and old French ballads with a homespun and energizing approach.

The Daiquiri Queens are Jamie Lynn Fontenot on fiddle, guitar and vocals, Miriam McCracken on guitar and vocals, Sabra Guzmán on upright bass, John Dowden on accordion and fiddle, Tysman Charpentier on fiddle, and Chelsea Moosekian on drums and t’fer. They have performed at The Blackpot Festival, Festivals Acadians et Créoles, and The Abita Springs Busker’s Festival.

“If you’re a traditionalist with an ear for Cajun Music, you need to add the Daiquiri Queens to your must see band list,” says publisher and musician Flint Zerangue, Sr. “These ladies [and two guys] will have you running for the dance floor.”

April 27 • Saturday • 4:45 pm LUS LA CRAFT BIERGARTEN.

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April 28 • 6:15 pm • Sunday SCÈNE LUS INTERNATIONALE

DOBET GNAHORÉ

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April 26 • 8:30 pm • Friday SCÈNE LABORDE EARLES LAW FIRM – FAIS DO DO MANY MUSICIANS CLAIM THAT THEY “GREW UP IN THE CHURCH,” but for Robert Randolph that is literally the case. The renowned pedal steel guitarist, vocalist and songwriter led such a cloistered childhood and adolescence that he heard no secular music while growing up. If it wasn’t being played inside of the House of God Church in Orange, New Jersey — quite often by Robert and members of his own family, who upheld a long but little known gospel music tradition called sacred steel — Randolph simply didn’t know it existed.

Which makes it all the more remarkable that the leader of Robert Randolph and the Family Band — whose label debut for Sony Masterworks, Got Soul — is today an inspiration to the likes of Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and Derek Trucks, all of whom have played with him and studied his technique. It wasn’t until he was out of his teens that Randolph broke away from the confines of his social and musical conditioning and discovered rock, funk, soul, jazz and the jam band scene, soon forging his own sound by fusing elements of those genres.

Once Randolph began to discover other forms of music, he saw how they were all connected, and was eager to find his own place. “All music is related. Gospel is the same as blues,” he says. “The only thing that changes is in hardcore gospel people are singing about God and Jesus and in the blues people are singing about ‘my baby left me’ and whiskey."

With a huge following of music lovers and over 2 million video views, Robert Randolph and The Family Band are sure to leave a great impression as they close out Festival 2019 on Sunday.

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DOBET GNAHORÉ AFRICA has its internationally acclaimed female voices and the voice of Dobet Gnahoré has made its mark there.

With Miziki, the voice of the multi-talented Ivorian singer resonates African sounds mixed with samples of electronic music, a subtle blend revealing a musical style which echoes her own character – freedom.

The freedom to make a fifth album in which modernity feeds on tradition and heritage.

Inspired by her

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travels all around the world (more than 800 concerts since 2004), Dobet shares a new and hitherto unsuspected side of her personality.

It took four years to compose Miziki – probably her boldest, most personal album and one which pays homage to the two principal causes she supports: a rich, generous and unified Africa and the strength of African women. In her words and on stage, Dobet, the standard-bearer of a new generation of daring and determined Africans, celebrates the valiant and kind woman.

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THE HAITIAN BAND

Boukman Eksperyans is undoubtedly one of the most representative of the Haitian musical movement called Mizik Rasin. Mizik Rasin (Roots Music) is a type of music that combines traditional elements of

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many different styles of Haitian roots music religious voodoo ceremonies and Native American and African identity mixed in a rock-n-roll sound.

The band has 7 studio albums, 2 live albums, and has been nominated for a Grammy.

April 26 • 7:15 pm • Friday SCÈNE TV5MONDE – LAFAYETTE “Fiery anthems and tumultuous confessional songs punctuated with raw, inspired guitar.“ – USA TODAY

“Rich and glorious…Osborne possesses a voice that rises out of the darkness to the light of a soulful, tremulous wail. He is a consummate showman and shaman, bending successive moments to suit his majestic purposes. Osborne seeks an epic quality to much of his music, crafting layer upon layer of hugely scaled soundscapes… never lazily derivative…every slashing guitar figure, every cry of a lyric, seems to come from an authentic place.”

– New Orleans Times-Picayune

Between the potency of his richly detailed songwriting, his intensely emotional, soulful vocals and his piercing, expert guitar work, New Orleans’ Anders Osborne is a true musical treasure.

He is among the most original and visionary musicians writing and performing today. Guitar Player calls him “the poet laureate of Louisiana’s fertile roots music scene.” New Orleans' Gambit Weekly has honored Osborne as the Entertainer Of The Year. OffBeat named him the Crescent City’s Best Guitarist for the third year in a row, and the Best Songwriter for the second straight year. Osborne also won Song Of The Year for his composition "Louisiana Gold."

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LIVING LEGENDS TRIBUTE

LES HÔTESSES D'HILAIRE April 26 • 6:30 pm • Friday SCÈNE LABORDE EARLES LAW FIRM – FAIS DO DO April 27 • 3:30 pm • Saturday PAVILLON DU NOUVEAU BRUNSWICK April 27 • 7:00 pm • Saturday SCÈNE TV5MONDE – LAFAYETTE April 28 • 2:45 pm • Sunday PAVILLON DU NOUVEAU BRUNSWICK THIS ROCK BAND FROM CANADA has released 4 albums in the last 8 years, with the latest Viens Avec Moi, an impressive 19 songs double LP, the soundtrack of a Rock Opera. With 700 shows, and many tours (Canada, Europe, Australia), they are known for their stage performances as much as the inventiveness of their music. These New Brunswick rockers put on a show!

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FEATURING LOUISIANA ALLSTAR MUSICIANS MARC BROUSSARD, LIL' BUCK SINEGAL, HENRY GRAY, CAROL FRAN, SMOKEHOUSE PORTER & MISS MAMIE & MORE. The Blue Monday Allstars’ Living Legends Tribute will bring the talent of Carol Fran, Henry Gray and Lil’ Buck Sinegal onto one stage to share the light they have cast onto music lovers for decades. Joining this once-in-a-lifetime set will be: Smokehouse Porter & Miss Mamie; Marc Broussard; Lee Allen Zeno; Steve Adams; Tony Goulas; Kent August; Ron Eades and much more.

Love of People, INC is a registered nonprofit with the mission of "helping others, help others." Blue Monday's Mission is to provide life care services to aging and retired musicians, artists, chefs and those who serve them throughout Acadiana.

Our culture exists due to the aging creatives who have dedicated their lives to their craft and community.

As we continue to develop the creative economy throughout Acadiana, we must remain focused on one simple fact: without a strong foundation, nothing we build will last.

(Louisiana)

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VOODOO BLUES ROCK | HAITI WITH A POWERFUL AND REBELLIOUS VOICE, Moonlight Benjamin brings an original fusion between Caribbean voodoo melodies and rhythms, and the 70s U.S. blues rock; the shock between Moonlight's stage presence and killer band keeps audiences spellbound as they enjoy her mysterious and explosive style.

Moonlight Benjamin closes out Friday’s festival on the main stage at SCÈNE LUS INTERNATIONALE.

DOCTOR NATIVO

April 27 • 2:30 pm • Saturday KATC / LA FOLK ROOTS CHAT ROOM April 27 • 6:30 pm • Saturday SCÈNE LABORDE EARLES LAW FIRM – FAIS DO DO April 28 • 2:15 pm • Sunday KATC / LA FOLK ROOTS CHAT ROOM ONE OF CENTRAL AMERICA’S MOST EXCITING NEW VOICES, his music explores themes of Mayan spirituality, social justice and folk wisdom, punctuated by an explosive sound combining reggae, cumbia, hip hop, and Mayan traditional music. His live show is a powerful experience that unites audiences in a celebration of dance and vitality.

After years of combining reggae and hip hop, Nativo had an epiphany when he began to explore Mayan spirituality under the guidance of the elder Tata Pedro. Doctor Nativo released his debut album Guatemaya in 2018. With an infectious sound reminiscent of Manu Chao and Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, it will appeal to fans of cumbia, world music, reggae, those interested in indigenous culture, and the dancers!

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“CHA WA” is Indian vernacular for “We’re comin’ for ya."

CHA WA

April 27 • 6:45 pm • Saturday SCÈNE LUS INTERNATIONALE NEW ORLEANS BRASS BAND MEETS MARDI GRAS INDIAN OUTFIT, Cha Wa radiates the energy of the city’s street culture. Their album Spyboy (a nod to frontman J’Wan Boudreaux’s role in the Golden Eagles) is a modern mix of fiery, toe-tapping sounds. Popmatters describes the band as "a grand gumbo of singing, intoxicating rhythms, and deep funk grooves that are impossible to resist.”

“Cha Wa’s live performances are a full-blown party from the jump,” says FACE Magazine publisher Flint Zerangue, “With their funkish phrasing, tight horns, and energizing stage show, Cha Wa (as their name states) is definitely COMING FOR YA — and they’re gonna make you move and dance like there’s no tomorrow.”

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LE VENT DU NORD

April 27 • 7:00 pm • Friday JD BANK PAVILLON DE CUISINE April 28 • 3:30 pm • Sunday SCÈNE LABORDE EARLES LAW FIRM – FAIS DO DO LE VENT DU NORD (WIND FROM THE NORTH) is an award winning band and leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions while enhancing its hard-driving soulful music (rooted in the Celtic diaspora) with a broad range of global influences.

Earlier this month, the band released their newest CD Territories during a concert at the iconic Union Chapel in London.

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GIRMA BÈYÈNÈ & AKALÉ WUBÉ

GIRMA BÈYÈNÈ IS A TRUE LEGEND OF ETHIOPIAN MUSIC. After an exile in the United States and a silence that lasted 25 years, he jubilantly accepted the invitation of the group Akalé Wubé to return to the front of the stage.

The comeback was held last September at a memorable concert with Akalé Wubé in Paris. The adventure could not stop in such a good way, so under the direction of Francis Falceto (director of the famous Ethiopiques series), Girma and Akalé Wubé recorded this album to immortalize this renaissance.

In their 10 years playing together, Akalé Wubé has never stopped widening the canvas onto which they lay their music — from their natural grooves, powerful vocals, and outstanding horns, this experienced group is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

SWEET CRUDE

April 28 • 3:45 pm • Sunday SCÈNE TV5MONDE – LAFAYETTE THIS GROUP HAS MANAGED TO TAKE THE MUSIC AND LANGUAGE OF LOUISIANA AND PRODUCE A COMPLETELY FRESH MUSIC that thrusts century-old traditions into the present. The six-piece band consistently delivers exciting shows featuring enough drums for a small marching band, exuberantly bellowed harmonies and lyrics that jump from English to Louisiana French in a single verse. Boasting surnames like Marceaux and Chachere, Sweet Crude seeks to reconnect with their lineage in a way that draws on their own modern influences, while nodding to the music and language of their ancestors.

“Sweet Crude is an extremely exciting new group with haunting and mesmerizing vocals sung in Louisiana French and English.”

– PopMatters

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THE HOOTEN HALLERS

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI TRIO THE HOOTEN HALLERS ARE A HIGH-ENERGY BLUES, ROCK, AND SOUL BAND known for hard-traveling and wild live shows, with a seemingly endless tour schedule. The myriad of influences in their music range from pre-war blues to rock’n’roll to honky tonk and a hint of jazz, with a thematic penchant for the strange and the unexplained. In the same vein, the Hooten Hallers’ music isn’t quite Americana, and it’s not quite punk, but a bit of both fused together in a drunken tangle. Their live shows take the listener on a seamless ride from unapologetically raucous blues on the lap steel and bass sax, to a sweet three part harmony country ballad, to a romping dance number.

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LEMON BUCKET ORKESTRA April 26• 7:00 pm • Friday LUS SCÈNE INTERNATIONALE April 27 • 8:30 pm • Saturday LABORDE EARLES LAW FIRM – FAIS DO DO April 28 • 3:00 pm • Sunday SCÈNE DES JEUNES THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING ENSEMBLE has been heralded as a groundbreaking, genre-bending phenomenon by media and fans alike, and over the past 8 years have performed all over the world from WOMAD in New Zealand and Pohoda in Slovakia, to Festival D’Été in Québec City, and Luminato in Toronto. The Guardian proclaimed that their performances are “gorgeously sung and passionately played” and The New York Times declared them “charismatic… handsome and ambitious.”

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TORONTO’S ORIGINAL GUERRILLA-FOLK PARTY-PUNK MASSIVE Equal parts exhilarating precision and reckless abandon, LBO’s live shows are a truly immersive experience — ranging from the ecstatic to the cathartic and all points in between — and they have expertly captured that unique blend of energy and emotion on their new album If I Had The Strength. Released in Canada

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through Outside Music in late 2017, it’s set for worldwide release via a new deal with Six Degrees Records in September 2018, and includes guest appearances from famed soprano Measha Brueggergosman, rising Latino rapper Boogát, sing-a-long phenoms Choir!Choir!Choir! and more.

JACQUES SURETTE IS QUICKLY BECOMING NOVA SCOTIA’S MOST PROMINENT YOUNG BILINGUAL ARTIST. At the age of 18, Jacques has already written many

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incredible songs both in French and English. He started writing and laying out fragments of his thoughts on paper at 14 years. He refers to his genre as folky music or alternative folk. He recorded his first album in January and February 2019 produced by well-known artist Lisa LeBlanc and Benoit Morier. Jacques' easy listening acoustic guitar melodies are a hit with all ages.

April 26 • 6:00 pm • Friday PAVILLON DU NOUVEAU BRUNSWICK April 27 • 1:00 pm • Saturday JD BANK PAVILLON DE CUISINE April 27 • 6:30 pm • Saturday PAVILLON DU NOUVEAU BRUNSWICK April 28 • 12:00 pm • Sunday KATC / LA FOLK ROOTS CHAT ROOM April 28 • 2:30 pm • Sunday JD BANK PAVILLON DE CUISINE

MDOU MOCTAR April 26 • 5:00 pm • Friday SCÈNE LABORDE EARLES LAW FIRM FAIS DO DO April 27 • 1:30 pm • Saturday SCÈNE LUS INTERNATIONALE IN THE CROWDED SCENE OF TUAREG GUITARISTS, Mdou Moctar stands apart from his peers. Playing in the repertoire of desert guitar popularized by groups like Tinariwen and Bombino, Mdou is pushing the boundaries of the genre with a unique personal sound. With versatile compositions and genre defying albums, Mdou’s music has been an underground success with an international following, set on redefining the sound of the desert.

Mdou Moctar hails from a small village in the Azawagh desert of Niger, a remote region steeped in religious tradition. As a child, he taught himself to play the homemade guitars, cobbled together out of planks of wood. It was years later before he found a “real” guitar, teaching himself in secret. In an area where guitar music was all but prohibited, he quickly rose to the status of local celebrity amongst the village youth.

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The Daily Advertiser Presents:

SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule and performers

(Louisiana) 6:30-7:45

8:00 20h00

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Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys

7:00 19h00

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are subject to change without prior notification Le calendrier et les artistes peuvent être modifiés sans préavis.

Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band

(Louisiana) 8:15-9:30

9:00 21h00

Alsarah & the Nubatones

5:00 17h00

Alsarah & the Nubatones (Sudan)

6:00 5:45-6:45 18h00

THURSDAY - JEUDI

Opening Ceremonies (Louisiana) 6:45-7:00

Brewmaster’s Talk:

JD Bank Presents:

Crying Eagle Brewing 6:00-6:30

Yvette Landry & The Jukes (Louisiana) 6:00-7:00

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles Presents:

Les Etoilles de

Has Beans

7:00 19h00 L’Immersion

(Louisiana) 7:15-7:45

Blue Monday Allstars

8:00 w/ special guests Marc 20h00 Broussard, Lil’ Buck

Sinegal, Henry Gray, Carol Fran, Smokehouse Porter & Miss Mamie (Louisiana) 9:00 8:15-9:45

6:45-7:45

The Flying Balalaika Brothers

Brewmaster’s Talk:

Dixie Brewing Company 8:00-8:30

(Russia) 7:45-9:00

Soul Express Brass Band (Louisiana) 8:45-9:45

21h00

Dobet Gnahoré

Coast) 10:00 (Ivory 10:30-11:30

22h00

Gato Preto

(Mozambique/Ghana/ Canada) 9:45-11:00

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles Presents: Dobet Gnahoré

5:00 Jarlath 17h00 Henderson 6:00 18h00

(Niger) 5:00-6:00

Alsarah & the Nubatones (Sudan) 5:30-6:45

Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire

LUS Fiber Presents: (New Brunswick)

7:00 Lemon Bucket 19h00 Orkestra

Gato Preto

Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole

(Louisiana) 10:15-11:15

Mdou Moctar

(Ireland) 5:15-6:15

FRIDAY - VENDREDI

Due to factors beyond the organizers' control, performances and schedules subject to change without notice. Please use the Festival APP for the latest event information.

LAFAYETTE • APRIL 24 - 28 • 2019

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6:30-7:45

Abita Brewing Company 6:00-6:30

(Louisiana) 6:00-7:00

Kuwaisiana Anders Osborne w/ special guests Tiffany Lamson & Helen Gillet

(Ontario) 7:00-8:00

Brewmaster’s Talk:

Angelle Aces

Jarlath Henderson (Ireland) 7:30-8:00

(Kuwait/Louisiana) 6:45-8:00

Anders Osborne

(Louisiana) 7:15-8:30

8:00 20h00

Moonlight Benjamin

Huval Family Band

Dobet Gnahoré (Ivory Coast) 8:30-9:45

9:00 (Haiti) 21h00 8:45-10:00

10:00 22h00

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Tank and the Bangas

Oscar Soul Experience

(Louisiana) 8:30-9:30

(Sweden) 8:45-10:00

(Louisiana) 9:00-10:15

Jarlath Henderson

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KATC/LOUISIANA FOLK ROOTS CHAT ROOM

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Cha Wa

AM 8:00 08h00

Lane Mack & The Balladeers

9:00 09h00

(Louisiana) 9:00-9:45

10:00 10h00

Doctor Nativo

11:00 11h00

Acadiana Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO)

Crocodile Gumboot Dancers

PM (South Africa) 12:00 11:45-12:45 12h00

(Louisiana) 11:30-12:30

Le Vent du Nord (Québec) 12:30-1:45

1:00 13h00 Mdou Moctar

The Flying Balalaika Brothers

SATURDAY - SAMEDI

(Niger) 1:30-2:30

2:00 14h00

3:00 Mike Dillon’s 15h00 New Orleans Punk

Moonlight Benjamin (Haiti) 4:30-5:45

Brewmaster’s Talk: Bayou Teche Brewing 2:00-2:30

Salwa

(Belgium)

Sola Violins Presents: 3:00-4:00

Fiddle Summit

(Guatemala) 6:30-7:45

(Louisiana) 6:00-7:15

Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire

(New Brunswick) 7:00-8:15

Crosswhite (U.S.) 5:00-6:00

(Haiti) 9:00 8:45-10:00

Le Vent du Nord (Québec) 7:00-8:00

The Revelers

DG and the Freetown Sound (Louisiana) 6:45-7:45

Brewmaster’s Talk: Urban South Brewery 8:00-8:30

Motel Radio (Louisiana) 8:45-10:00

Gato Preto

(Mozambique/ Ghana/Canada) 9:00-10:15

10:00 22h00

11:00 23h00

(Louisiana) 4:45-5:45

Gnarly Barley Brewing 6:00-6:30

Lemon Bucket Orkestra (Ontario) 8:30-9:45

The Daiquiri Queens

Brewmaster’s Talk:

(Louisiana) 7:45-9:00

Boukman Eksperyans

(U.S.) 2:45-3:45

Tin Roof Brewing Co. 4:00-4:30

Crocodile Gumboot Sequoia Dancers (South Africa) 5:00-5:30

The Amazing Nuns

Brewmaster’s Talk:

Mike Broussard & Nu’ Edition Zydeko

Doctor Nativo

8:00 20h00

21h00

Jarlath Henderson (Ireland) 5:00-6:15

5:00-6:00

(Louisiana) 6:45-8:00

(Louisiana) 1:00-2:00

(Louisiana) 3:30-4:30

17h00 (Ethiopia/France)

7:00 19h00

The Hooten Hallers

(Louisiana) 3:15-4:15

Cha Wa

(Nova Scotia) 1:00-2:00

(Guatemala) 2:30-3:00

(U.S.) 3:00-4:15

Rock Percussion Consortium

6:00 18h00

Jacques Surette

Doctor Nativo

Söndörgõ

Girma Bèyènè & 5:00 Akalé Wubé

Filles de St. Martin

(Russia) 1:15-2:15

(Hungary) 2:30-3:45

4:00 16h00

Brazos Huval School of Music presents:

Boukman Eksperyans

LAFAYETTE • APRIL 24 - 28 • 2019

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French Mass (Louisiana) 11:00-12:00

11:00 11h00

SUNDAY - DIMANCHE

Due to factors beyond the organizers' control, performances and schedules subject to change without notice. Please use the Festival APP for the latest event information.

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Jacques Surette

Latino Pulse Söndörgõ

(Cuba/Martinique/ Louisiana) 12:00-1:00

(Hungary) 12:45-1:45

2:00 Doctor Nativo 14h00 (Guatemala)

Bagad Plougastell

(France - Bretagne) 12:45-1:30

Crocodile Gumboot Dancers (South Africa) 1:45-2:45

Le Vent du Nord (Québec) 3:30-4:30

Sweet Crude (Louisiana) 3:45-5:00

4:00 El Septeto 16h00 Santiaguero

(Louisiana) 1:00-2:00

(Louisiana) 12:30-1:30

Söndörgõ

Girma Bèyènè & Akalé Wubé (Ethiopia/France) 5:15-6:30

6:00 Robert Randolph 18h00 and The Family

The Rayo Brothers (Louisiana) 12:45-1:45

(Hungary) 2:30-3:00

Parish Brewing Co. 2:00-2:30

Jacques Surette (Nova Scotia) 2:30-3:30

UL Royal Roots Blues Band (Louisiana) 3:30-4:30

The Pine Leaf Boys Louie Fontaine & Starlight Searchers

(Denmark/Louisiana) 5:30-6:45

Band

School of Rock Lafayette (Louisiana) 2:45-4:15

Zyde-Pokes

(Cuba) 4:15-5:30

5:00 17h00

Board to Tears

Jaryd Lane & the Parish

Brewmasters’ Talk:

The Hooten Hallers (U.S.) 2:15-3:15

2:15-3:30

3:00 15h00

(Nova Scotia) 12:00-12:30

(Louisiana) 5:00-6:00

(Louisiana) 4:30-5:30

DPHRNTSTRKS (Louisiana) 4:45-5:45

Robert Randolph and The Family Band

(U.S.) 6:15-7:30

7:00 19h00

Girma Bèyènè & Akalé Wubé

Tank and the Bangas Le Vent du Nord

Moonlight Benjamin

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A P R I L E V E N T S & E N T E R TA I N M E N T PREJEAN'S RESTAURANT

DOWNTOWN ALIVE – LAFAYETTE

♦ 3480 NE Evangeline Thrwy. – Lafayette – 337-896-3247

♦ Downtown Alive offers free entertainment by way of

Live music every weekday and authentic Cajun cuisine all in one location. Call for details.

RANDOL'S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT ♦ 2320 Kaliste Saloom Rd. – Lafayette – 337-981-7080

For over 35 years, Randol's has been here serving the good people of Lafayette excellent food, great service, and toe-tapping entertainment. Call for details.

THE GROUSE ROOM ♦ 1919 Kaliste Saloom Rd. – Lafayette

Lafayette's premier LIVE music venue. Open weekly Wednesday through Saturday with local, regional and national artists that are sure to entertain you! For details visit: thegrouseroom.com

AGAVE CANTINA

(MEXICAN CUISINE & LIVE MUSIC) ♦ RECURRING WEEKLY ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY

Enjoy live music every week at all 4 Agave Locations.

• DOWNTOWN: 200 E. Vermilion St. – Lafayette 337-289-0000 • PARC LAFAYETTE: 1919 Kaliste Saloom Rd. – Lafayette 337-534-0774 • BERTRAND: 509 Bertrand Dr. – Lafayette 337-889-5540 • YOUNGSVILLE: 2810 E. Milton Ave. – Ste. 101 – Youngsville 337-289-0000

RHYTHMS ON THE RIVER ♦ 1100 Camellia Blvd. – Lafayette

A free concert series held on Thursdays at River Ranch's Town Square in Lafayette, LA. Area musicians perform under the town center’s gazebo while residents and visitors dance as well as enjoy food and beverages that are available for purchase. The concerts are held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. and no ice chests, glass containers or pets allowed.

For more details visit: riverranchdev.com

smoke-free, family-friendly outdoor concerts with genres ranging from Cajun to Zydeco and even modern and world music.

APRIL 5 – Mia Borders (Soul/Rhythm & Blues) Parc Sans Souci APRIL 12 – Steve Adams, Lance Dubroc & the 504 Horns (Swamp Pop/Rock) Parc International

FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LOUISIANE April 24-28, 2019 – Lafayette ♦ Festival International de Louisiane is the largest international

music and arts festival in the United States. With over 300,000 festival goers every year, the annual festival features musical performances by artists from over 20 countries along with workshops, exhibits, visual art, theater and other forms of performance arts. Learn more at festivalinternational.org

LAFAYETTE FARMERS AND ARTISANS MARKET AT THE HORSE FARM ♦ SATURDAY MORNINGS 8:30 TO 12 NOON

2913 Johnston St, – Lafayette: The Market offers the region’s freshest produce, meats and seafood, handcrafted juried artwork, and delicious and unique homemade foods – combining the best of farmer’s markets with a south Louisiana festival atmosphere. Learn more at marketatmoncuspark.com

ACADIANA BIRD FAIR ♦ APRIL 6 & 7 AT THE DISTRICT EVENT CENTER

(FORMALLY: LAFAYETTE EVENT CENTER) 4607 Johnston St. – Lafayette Annual event featuring exotic birds.

Admission $5.00.

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