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Interview: Bal Kontredans Violon Léogane (October 2016)

Interview: Bal Kontredans Violon Léogane (October 2016)

Whether it be called kwaze les 8, kontredans, or bal violon, Haiti’s contra-dance tradition is for the most part unknown by the world at large. Most focus either on the blackness or the poverty of the island, without realising Haitian culture shares plenty of similarities with Europe’s culture, though with...