Festival International spans the globe with virtual concerts
Festival International de Louisiane, a premiere international music and arts festival known for bringing a variety of unique and emerging performers to Lafayette, Louisiana, will be presented as a virtual event from Friday, April 23, to Sunday, April 25. With an emphasis on global Francophone cultures, more than 50 acts will be broadcast via Facebook Live.
“We have lined up an eclectic spectrum of artists and music,” said Lisa Stafford, programming director of Festival International, “ranging from contemporary pop, all the way down to fiddles and feet tapping.”
This second second virtual festival will boast a lineup representing a tapestry of cultural sounds and sights. The polyrhythmic, funk-melodic sounds of Cuban sensation Cimafunk are primed to please after the pandemic placed a pause on his rise to superstardom. Fest favorites and Grammy-nominated Tank and The Bangas will provide a cross-section of aural