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contemporary string+ ensemble exploring the creole diaspora through melody & memory
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Some collaborations feel inevitable, waiting patiently in the shadows until the right time arrives. For years, @trendafilkanola and @lescenelles have dreamed of sharing a stage — two ensembles that approach memory through melody, exploring culture and meaning through different musical lenses, asking many of the same questions: what lives inside melodic memory, and how do we carry it forward? How can songs help us understand who we are, where we come from, and one another?

On Wednesday May 20th, this long-awaited collaboration is finally happening! Trendafilka’s Eastern European polyphony meets the contemporary Creole explorations of Les Cenelles for an evening of soulful songs rooted in tradition, experimentation, and plurality. Each ensemble will perform a full set, and for the first time, we’ll also join forces for some collaborations (eee!!!)

This will be our final performance of the season before we disappear into the summer, and we can’t imagine a more meaningful way to close the season. Won’t you join us?

Weds May 20th
Hotel Peter & Paul
Doors 7:30pm / Music 8pm
Tickets available at link in bio

We hope to see you there! ♥️

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divinely barren & wickedly wise

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Musique(s), Le Film will have its worldwide premiere this Sunday at the New Orleans Film Festival (4:30 pm at the Broad, y’all). We are so excited that Musique(s) is part of the festival’s official 2025 selection (one of 130 out of 3,700 submissions!) and will be presented in their “Short Documentary” category — which happens to be Oscar®-qualifying! Wish us luck! Tickets: @neworleansfilmsociety

Musique(s), Le Film sera diffusé en première mondiale ce dimanche dans le cadre du New Orleans Film Festival (16h30 au Broad, les amis). Un immense honneur pour nous de voir ce film faire partie de la sélection officielle du festival, aux côtés de 130 autres films sélectionnés parmi un total de 3700 films déposés. Musique(s) sera présenté dans la catégorie “court métrage documentaire” qui est qualifiante pour les Oscars® ! Souhaitez-nous bonne chance ! Billets : @neworleansfilmsociety

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GRAMMY® nominations are on, and — breaking news — Musique(s) is an entry in the “Best Regional Roots Music Album” category! It is such an honor to have been preselected by the Recording Academy and to have our work reviewed by some of the most talented musicians and producers in the world. As producers, we are also so grateful to have had the opportunity to bring together six incredibly talented musicians and musical ensembles (a total of 28 artists!) for this album. Their music will continue to inspire generations to come, keeping our heritage languages, Louisiana French and Creole, alive through music — and the documentation and transmission of our cultures are precisely the reasons why we do it all. Thank you to the Library of Congress for supporting the production of this album, and thank you to Misha Kachkachishvili (GRAMMY® winner!), who recorded the album for us at Esplanade Studios. Merci, mèsi!

Les nominations pour les GRAMMY® viennent de commencer et — nouvelle de l’année — notre album “Musique(s)” a été présélectionné dans la catégorie “Meilleur album de musique régionale et traditionnelle” ! La Recording Academy nous fait là un immense honneur et nous avons peine à croire que notre travail sera écouté et évalué, dans les semaines à venir, par un panel composé de musicien·ne·s et producteur·rice·s de renommée internationale. En tant que producteurs, nous sommes tellement reconnaissants d’avoir pu travailler sur cet album avec six musicien·ne·s et ensembles musicaux de talent (un total de 28 artistes !). Leur musique continuera à inspirer les générations à venir et permettra à nos langues, le français et le créole, de continuer à vivre, en musique — et documentation et transmission sont précisément les valeurs qui animent notre travail. Un immense merci à la Bibliothèque du Congrès, qui a soutenu la production de cet album, et merci à Misha Kachkachishvili (lauréat de deux GRAMMY Awards® !), qui a enregistré cet album pour nous à Esplanade Studios. Merci, mèsi!

#foryourconsideration

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Should future me ever need a reminder that I love Louisiana 🥰

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Free concert, y’all. See y’all in the French Quarter this Saturday (Oct. 4) to enjoy a free concert by Les Cenelles. This program, curated by the Historic New Orleans Collection, will blend musical performances, lecture, and poetry. We also loved working with Les Cenelles (bonjou Denise, Joe et Peter!) on “Musique(s), L’Album”, our contemporary anthology of Louisiana music in French and Creole, presented with the support of the Library of Congress, and we cannot wait for this free concert. Sign up: link in bio. See y’all on Saturday.

Concert gratuit, les amis. On vous donne rendez-vous dans le Quartier français ce samedi (4 octobre) pour un concert gratuit des Cenelles, présenté par la Historic New Orleans Collection — avec musique, poésie et conférence à la clé (tout ce qu’on aime en somme). On a adoré travailler avec Les Cenelles (bonjou Denise, Joe, et Peter!) dans le cadre de “Musique(s), L’Album”, notre anthologie contemporaine de musique louisianaise en français et créole, présentée avec la Bibliothèque du Congrès, et on a hâte de les retrouver ce samedi. Inscriptions: lien dans la bio. À samedi, les amis.

#frenchquarter #freeconcert #livemusic #neworleans

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Once a 15-million-gallon water reservoir, now an underground stage for unforgettable sound art.

Last week, @LesCenelles brought "Echo Change: Resistance and Reverb" to life in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern as part of Underground Sounds.

Inspired by water justice movements from Flint to New Orleans, this immersive, multi-channel sound installation transformed the Cistern into a space of reflection and resistance.

Experience this underground enchantment with the final performance of the season:
Kurt Stallmann presents “Listening Bayou”
🗓️ November 13–15
🎟️ Tickets drop: Friday, October 10 at 9 AM

#UndergroundSounds #BuffaloBayouParkCistern

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New season! We are thrilled to present ‘L’Amérique selon la Louisiane: Louisiana’s America’. This year, as the country prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we want to examine how Louisiana’s unique cultures influenced America’s story. Established as an outpost, Louisiana is often viewed as a peripheral space — a passenger to the broader forces that shaped this country. Yet what if our culture contained the multitudes of America — and what if Louisiana somehow was the very embodiment of e pluribus unum? With 3 publications, 2 exhibitions, 1 symposium, and 1 film (and much more), we want to invite y’all to embark with us on a trip up and down the Mississippi River and through time to celebrate the culture(s) of the United States — to celebrate Louisiana.

Nouvelle saison ! Ravis de présenter “L’Amérique selon la Louisiane : Louisiana’s America.” Cette année, alors que nous préparons à célébrer le 250e anniversaire de la Déclaration d’Indépendance, nous souhaitons nous pencher sur la manière dont la Louisiane a influencé l’émergence d’une culture américaine. La Louisiane est parfois perçue comme un espace périphérique, un espace “différent”. Et pourtant, nos cultures reflèteraient-elles en réalité une forme de pluralisme propre à l’Amérique — une sorte d’incarnation du concept de “e pluribus unum“? Cette année, à travers 3 publications, 2 expositions, 1 symposium et un film (et bien plus encore), nous souhaitons vous inviter à nous joindre pour un voyage qui vous conduira du XVIIIe siècle à nos jours et d’une berge du Mississippi à l’autre. Un voyage pour célébrer les cultures des Etats-Unis — un voyage pour célébrer la Louisiane.

More: link in bio.

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Underground Sounds with @LesCenelles ✨

This visionary ensemble channels the Creole diaspora through melody and memory—honoring ancestral roots while reimagining tradition through a contemporary lens.

Their performance, "Echo Change: Resistance and Reverb", is a spatialized sound experience that centers on themes of water rights and activism. Inspired from Flint and the Water Protectors of the North to the Gulf Coast's water infrastructure struggles in New Orleans and Houston.

Utilizing a multi-channel sound installation, the performance immerses audiences in a soundscape that pulses through the historic Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, inviting reflection on water as both a resource and a politicized force.

🗓️ September 11–14 (times vary)
🎟️ Tickets are selling fast - get yours now and experience the power of sound, space, and resistance.

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Our short documentary film, Musique(s), will be presented at the New Orleans Film Festival (October 23-27)! The New Orleans Film Festival (@neworleansfilmsociety) is Oscar-qualifying for short films (what!), and we cannot wait to be featured alongside many talented professionals from all around the world. Congratulations to all our team: director Cory St. Ewart and producers Scott Tilton, Rudy Bazenet, and Autumn Palen. A huge thank you to the New Orleans Film Society for selecting us and to CreateLouisiana and the Library of Congress for making this film possible. And we love all the amazing musicians who took part in this project. Merci — and make sure your tickets/passes to the festival today. Link in bio.

Notre court-métrage documentaire, Musique(s), sera présenté au Festival du Film de La Nouvelle-Orléans du 23 au 27 octobre ! Le Festival du Film de La Nouvelle-Orléans (@neworleansfilmsociety) est qualifiant pour les Oscars (rien que ça) et nous avons hâte de pouvoir y présenter notre film. Félicitations à toute notre équipe : notre réalisateur Cory St. Ewart et nos producteurs Scott Tilton, Rudy Bazenet et Autumn Palen. Un grand merci également à la New Orleans Film Society, ainsi qu’à CreateLouisiana et à la Bibliothèque du Congrès, sans qui ce projet n’aurait pas pu voir le jour. Et bien sûr, on adore tous les musiciens qui ont participé à ce projet incroyable. N’oubliez pas d’aller réserver vos billets pour le festival ! Lien dans la bio.

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Look what just came in for @tulanelibraries collections!!!! 🤩🥳 I've been waiting for these friends to arrive! super excited to see @lescenelles on Musique and to *finally* have @b.o.asher Skrontch music on the shelves. Y'all know these three are definitely going to be in the listening room at Groove @ the Library next month. 😁

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**Tickets are now SOLD OUT for this performance. An in-person, first-come, first-serve waiting list will begin exactly 30 minutes prior to each performance time. Grab your tickets for the next performance by Kurt Stallmann for Underground Sounds on Friday, October 10 at 9am.**

Tickets for the second performance of the highly popular "Underground Sounds" series inside of @thecistern are now ON SALE via the link in our bio!

Experience Les Cenelles and their composition "Echo Chamber: Resistance and Reverb," a spatialized sound performance exploring the theme of water rights and activism inspired by national movements from Flint and the Water Protectors in the North to the Gulf of Mexico’s water infrastructure in New Orleans and Houston.

Tickets are projected to sell out quickly - snag yours today! 🎟️

Performance times:
September 11 and 12 at 6:30 and 7:30pm
September 13 and 14 at 5:30 and 6:30pm

Photo by Lawrence Elizabeth Knox (@lawrenceeliz)

#UndergroundSounds #BBPCistern

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