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The Festival International de Louisiane is an annual music and arts festival held in Lafayette, Louisiana celebrating the French heritage of the region and its connection to the Francophone world. The festival was first held in 1987 and has become very popular, attracting musicians, artists, and craftsmen from around the world. The festival is held outdoors, usually in the third week of April, and is free to the public. Estimates for attendance include 375,000 for 2011. The festival was voted the "Best World Music Festival" by About.com readers in their 2012 and 2013 Readers' Choice Awards. The stated mission of the festival is to: French speakers live in the southwest area of Louisiana known as Acadiana, and much of the local traditional music by Cajun and Creole musicians uses French lyrics. Bi-lingual radio and television announcers underscore the prevalence of French speakers in older, rural areas among both white Cajun and black Creole residents. The French Immersion programs in the area promote the language in charter schools while increasing connections to the rest of the French-speaking world. Festival International underscores Acadiana's connection to the Francophone world. "Organizations such as Radio Canada, TV5Monde, and Afropop Worldwide have reached out to Festival International officials to cover the event. In addition, the 2015 lineup of Francophone artists has attracted several government officials from the French-speaking world. Lafayette will host Grégor Trumel, Counsel General of the French Consulate in New Orleans, Yves Bigot, Global CEO of TV5 Monde, and Denis Desgagné, Président-directeur général of Centre de la francophonie des Amériques."〔http://festivalinternational.org/news/festival-international-draws-influential-participants-with-opening-ceremonies/〕 ==Participating artists== The festival draws musicians from around the world. Past performers include: *Balkan Beat Box — United States *Bonerama - United States *Ceux Qui Marchent Debout — France *Cyro Baptista — Brazil *Maria de Barros — Cape Verde *BeauSoleil — United States *Bomba Estéreo - Colombia *La Bottine Souriante — Quebec *Boukman Eksperyans - Haiti *Buckwheat Zydeco — United States *DakhaBrakha -- Ukraine *Dominique Dupuis — New Brunswick *The Duhks - Canada *Gangbé Brass Band — Benin *Henry Gray and the Cats — United States *Dr. John — United States *Keb' Mo' — United States *Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble — Toronto *Ladysmith Black Mambazo — South Africa *Locos Por Juana — United States *Los Lobos - California, United States *The Lost Bayou Ramblers — United States *MarchFourth Marching Band — United States *Mousta Largo — Belgium *Robert Randolph and the Family Band - United States *Sargent Garcia - France *Seun Kuti - Nigeria *Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys — United States *Skatalites — Jamaica *Suroît — Magdalen Islands, Quebec *Tinariwen — Mali *Toubab Krewe — United States *Le Trou Normand — France *Väsen — Sweden *Yerba Buena — Cuba *Les Yeux Noirs — France 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Festival International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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