The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Two albums have recently exploded into my inbox that are strong contenders for the "Best of" list for '09. Ironically, they are "albums" made in the '60s-'70s in lands overseas and from other time zones than Brooklyn.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
This week, two of the most prestigious French literary prizes were awarded to two French-speaking authors of African descent: The French-speaking Caribbean blogosphere has been buzzing over this double satisfaction, in this post from Haiti, this one from Guadeloupe and this one from Martinique [Fr].
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Frantz Fanon (1925-1961), was born in the Caribbean island of Martinique and served in the French Overseas Service as a psychiatrist in Algeria. He would join the FLN and write for the liberation movement newspaper. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos Speech by Frantz Fanon at the Congress of Black African Writers, Rome, 1959 Wretched of the Earth Reciprocal Bases of National Culture...
katrina's reads (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
I love folktales so when this was offerred as a bookring on bookcrossing I jumped at the chance to read it. The folk tales are from Chamoiseau's home island Martinique. I started off loving this book and each tale, by the end I was enjoying the folktales less I'm not sure if this was the tales themselves which didn't grip me as much or if I had just overdosed in too short a space of time. I'm not going...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Blogger Imaniyé from Martinique reports the creation of a Facebook group [Fr] by people who are eager to defend the rights of Martinicans to comb their hair as they want and above all to twist it into dreadlocks, without being discriminated against.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Melodious musique de jazz will fill the air once more this fall as the Caribbean’s longest running jazz festival, the Martinique Jazz Festival, will be held November 26 to December 6. The festival, which dates back to 1983, has long provided a showcase for local and international artists to share their talents with a lively and appreciative crowd of music lovers from...
TravelDailyNews.com (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Martinique’s status as the “Culinary Capital of the Caribbean” was confirmed recently in a Caribbean Travel + Life Magazine survey asking readers to name their favorite Caribbean destination for
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
A video showing an interview of the famous French soccer player Thierry Henry in which he expresses his affiliation to Islam, has caught the attention of Martinican blogger Bondamanjak [Fr/Fr Cr] and triggered impassioned comments from readers.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Martinican MontrayKreyol discusses the popular debates [Fr] over the change of institutional status of Martinique as a French overseas department.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Martinique’s status as the “Culinary Capital of the Caribbean” was confirmed recently in a Caribbean Travel + Life Magazine survey asking readers to name their favorite Caribbean destination for delectable dining. Martinique garnered 43.3% of the 807 votes cast over the one-month survey period, besting the likes of St. Martin (28.87%), Puerto Rico (14.13%)...
Pretty On The Outside (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Goodness gracious! It has been an eternity since I've posted anything about my talented 10 year old nephew and his mannequin muse Martinique or Martini for short. Creativity is something that can't be forced--- sometimes you just have to wait...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
Essentially a bunch of sprightly tunes from Caribbean islands such as Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica and St Lucia which mix various Cuban and Congolese styles with New Orleans jazz and a hint of Parisian high-society pizzazz.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
Essentially a bunch of sprightly tunes from Caribbean islands such as Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica and St Lucia which mix various Cuban and Congolese styles with New Orleans jazz and a hint of Parisian high-society pizzazz.
London SEM (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Tangier, Morocco In Tangier, Morocco the average temperature is 16.67C (62F). 8.00C (46.40F) is the lowest monthly average low temperature (occurring in January) while 27.00C (80.60F) is the highest monthly average high temperature which occurs in August. Thus the average temperature range is 11.00C (51.80F). Wet weather in Tangier adds up to a total average rainfall [...]
Share Pandarticle in your language (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Bu konumuzda Macaw(Ara) türündeki papağanların fotoğraflarının 4. Serisini yayınlayacağım. Gerçekten harika bir papağan türü olduğunu anlayacaksınız. I will share Macaw parrot photos 4. series in this post. Really You will understand how is the wonderful animal! Red-and-green Macaw Red-fronted Macaw Chestnut-fronted...
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