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Festival International de Louisiane 2008 Line-up 

Please note that Festival schedule and/or performers are subject to change at any time; any updates will be available immediately on the website.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23

• T-Salé Cajun Band (Louisiana)
• Chris Ardoin & NuStep (Louisiana)
• Downtown Galleries open until 5:00pm
• The Pine Leaf Boys (Louisiana)-Blue Moon Saloon

THURSDAY, APRIL 24

• Blind Boys of Alabama w/ Preservation Hall Jazz Band Horns (U.S./Louisiana)
• Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk (Louisiana)
• Babylon Circus (France)
• Sonny Landreth (Louisiana)
• March Fourth Marching Band (U.S.)
• Mamadou Diabate Ensemble (Mali)
• Charlene Howard (Louisiana)
• International Achievement Award Luncheon: Award Recipient: Festival International de Louisiane, City Club at River Ranch
• Downtown Galleries open until 5:00pm
• Rhythms & Roots: Racines (Louisiana) with Mamadou Diabate (Mali)-Blue Moon Saloon
• (Danse) UL Dance Department (Louisiana)

FRIDAY, APRIL 25

• Babylon Circus (France)
• The Duhks (Manitoba)
• Habib Koïte (Mali)
• March Fourth Marching Band (U.S.)
• Tribute to Andy Palacio: The Garifuna Collective & Umalali (Belize)
• Ode a l'Acadie (New Brunswick)
• Alain-Francois (Québec)
• Menwar (Mauritius)
• Joaquin Diaz (Dominican Republic/Québec)
• Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys (Louisiana)
• Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys (Louisiana)
• Vavavoom (France/Louisiana)
• Hardrive Alien Jumpers (U.S.)
• Louisiana International Music Exchange
• Bach Lunch featuring Menwar (Mauritius)
• Downtown Galleries open until 5:00pm
• Rhythms & Roots: Bluerunners (Louisiana) with Menwar (Mauritius)-Blue Moon Saloon
• (Danse) UL Dance Department (Louisiana)
• (Théâtre) PASA presents: The Renaissance of Zora (Louisiana)
• (Théâtre) Acting Up presents: Sustained Winds (Louisiana)
• (Cinéma) Nyasha Laing's Punta Rock! (Andy Palacio documentary) (Belize)

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

• Yerba Buena (U.S./Venezuela/Cuba) 
• MOOV Women's Carnival (Martinique)
• Hot 8 Brass Band (Louisiana)
• Habib Koïte (Mali)
• Javier García (Spain/Cuba)
• New Orleans Bingo! Show (Louisiana)
• The Duhks (Manitoba)
• Tribute to Andy Palacio: The Garifuna Collective & Umalali (Belize)
• Les Breastfeeders (Québec)
• Benwela (Québec)
• Alain Francois (Québec)
• Menwar (Mauritius)
• Etran Finatawa (Niger)
• Mamadou Diabate (Mali)
• Las Eréndiras (Texas)
• Samarabalouf (France)
• Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie (Louisiana)
• Ode a l'Acadie (New Brunswick)
• Red Stick Ramblers (Louisiana)
• Feufollet (Louisiana)
• Jeffrey Broussard and the Creole Cowboys (Louisiana)
• The Figs (Louisiana)
• Louisiana Folk Roots Presents: Isabeau (Louisiana)
• Louisiana Folk Roots Presents: The Lost Bayou Ramblers - Influences in music (Louisiana)
• Louisiana Folk Roots Presents: Bois Sec Ardoin Tribute (Louisiana)
• Brice Kapel (Togo)
• Vavavoom (France/Louisiana)
• Rafaél Teixido of Teatro Alpargata (Argentina)
• University of Louisiana-Lafayette Percussion (Louisiana)
• Sheila Hebert Collins (Louisiana)
• Lafayette High School Strings (Louisiana)
• University of Louisiana-Lafayette Dance (Louisiana)
• Rhythm & Soul Presents: Urban Belly (Louisiana)
• Hardrive Alien Jumpers (U.S.)
• Courir du Festival 5K run/walk
• Downtown Galleries Open
• Festival International de Louisiane Promenade
• Tatooed Walls - Acadiana Center for the Arts
• Rhythms & Roots: Lost Bayou Ramblers (Louisiana) with Las Eréndiras (Texas)-Blue Moon Saloon
• (Danse) University of Louisiana-Lafayette Department
• (Danse) Acting Up presents: Paige Krause and Theresa Wasiloski
• (Danse) Rhythm & Soul's Dance Off
• (Danse) Ryan School of Irish Dance
• (Théâtre) PASA presents: The Renaissance of Zora
• (Théâtre) Acting Up presents: Avon Lady
• (Cinéma) Nyasha Laing's Punta Rock! (Andy Palacio documentary) (Belize)
• (Cinéma) John Whitehead's "Make 'Em Dance"
• (Cinéma) Les Blank's "Dry Wood" (Bois Sec Ardoin Documentary)

SUNDAY, APRIL 27

• Burning Spear (Jamaica)
• Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience (Louisiana)
• Javier García (Cuba/Spain)
• Menwar (Mauritius)
• Les Breastfeeders (Québec)
• Benjy Davis Project (Louisiana) 
• MOOV Women's Carnival (Martinique)
• Joaquin Diaz (Dominican Republic/Québec)
• Las Eréndiras (Texas)
• Benwela (Québec)
• Etran Finatawa (Niger)
• Samarabalouf (France)
• Warren Storm, Willie Tee & Cypress (Louisiana)
• Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights (Louisiana)
• Brass Bed (Louisiana)
• Men of Vision Gospel (Louisiana)
• Louisiana Folk Roots Presents: International Accordion Workshop (Louisiana/Dominican Republic)
• Hardrive Alien Jumpers (U.S.)
• Rafaél Teixido of Teatro Alpargata (Argentina)
• Brice Kapel (Togo)
• French Mass
• Downtown Galleries Open
• Rhythms & Roots: Red Stick Ramblers (Louisiana) with The Duhks (Manitoba)-Blue Moon Saloon
• (Danse) Rhythm & Soul's Urban Dance Workshop
• (Danse) University of Louisiana-Lafayette Dance Department
• (Cinéma) Louisiana Story and Reverse Angle: Retelling Robert Flaherty's Louisiana Story (LPB-produced)

2009 Official Poster Artist: Kate Ferry

Poster: Painting by Kate Ferry; Design by Anne & Curtis Darrah, Darrah Design+Marketing.
Pins: Designs by Anne & Curtis Darrah, Darrah Design+Marketing, based on Painting by Kate Ferry.

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