Upcoming and past events ↓
IPE Presents Louisiana Spanish at Northwestern State University’s Watson Library
IPE is taking Louisiana Spanish on the road! We’ll be in in Natchitoches on September 12th and 13th to highlight our extensive collection of recordings documenting Louisiana Spanish traditions – including the dialect of Adaeseño or Sabine River Spanish – and share our language revitalization resources based on these archival materials. We will present these at the 18th Annual Louisiana Studies Conference hosted by NSU Folklife and in a free public outreach event at Northwestern State University’s Watson Library on Sunday, September 13th at 2:00 PM.
Black Resistance and Blocos Afro in Salvador, Brazil
A presentation and short screening with ethnomusicologist Dr. Cody Case, featuring live batucada and fresh feijoada!
Peripheral Souths: Estonian and Ozark Folk Singing Workshop
Musicians and researchers Hanna-Reet Ruul and Jude Brothers present a singing workshop with Estonian and Ozark folk songs.
Celebrate Bad Bunny's America!
Join us for an open house and American music jam to celebrate Puerto Rico day.
Mozambique in Carnival with Dile Que NOLA / Mozambique en carnaval con Dile Que NOLA
Join us as we follow the mozambique to the streets of New Orleans! In this year’s Mardi Gras, local dance group Dile Que NOLA paraded with the Krewe of Zulu, representing the mozambique – and Cuban culture – as part of a New Orleans tradition that likewise brings “Africa” and Africanness to the fore in creative, festive, and multilayered spectacular fashion. The event will feature a screening of a new ethnographic documentary – Mozambique: Carnival Rhythm in New Orleans – that documents Dile Que NOLA’s return to Mardi Gras, followed by a panel discussion with participants.
This event is supported by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.
Screening: The Season before Spring (2006)
Join us for the first installment of the IPE Film Screening Series!
Experience the recently recovered documentary film, the Season Before Spring (2006), documenting the 2006 Carnival season, set in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, by the French filmmaker Marie Devautour.
With a special introduction from the filmmaker, currently based in London, via Zoom.
Mozambique!: Una conversación con Leo Moré / A conversation with Leo Moré
Mozambique!: Una conversación con Leo Moré / A Conversation with Leo Moré digs into the mozambique, a rhythm that rose to prominence in Cuba in the mid-1960s as the sound of a new, youthful, revolutionary nation. Featuring veteran Cuban percussionist Leandro “Leo” Moré, this event will include a screening of an original documentary (Mozambique: El ritmo necesario / The Necessary Rhythm), a demonstration of the rhythm, and a call to Havana to speak with Mr. Moré, who participated in the development and dissemination of the rhythm, both in Cuba and abroad, with the group Pello el Afrokán y Su Ritmo Mozambique.