Etienne Charles: a Creole Christmas at the SFJAZZ Center!
Event Overview
This year, our “En avant la musique !” program is currently in full swing, with exceptional music outings that allow children and teens to take advantage of a high-quality musical performance while developing the skills of sharing and friendliness!
On Saturday, December 9, 2023, we would like to invite you and your family to the SFJAZZ Center to discover Etienne Charles and Creole music. With the Holiday season drawing near, this is an opportunity to enjoy a Christmas-themed musical experience that will be both festive and purposefully educational, perfect to help your children discover and fall in love with jazz! Before the show, an online activity will help introduce kids to the concept of creolization.
Registration for the activity includes:
- Online activity (via Zoom) on Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM (PST) led by Valentin Desmarets, music teacher, and Julia Peillon, cultural programs director. Attendees will discover the various Creole music genres and their histories through fun and immersive activities in French as well as acquire a knowledge base that will help them fully appreciate Etienne Charles’ concert.
- Three tickets for the concert of Saturday, December 9 (7:30 PM) which will take place at San Francisco’s SFJazz Center.
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Cultural focus Creole Identities: an immense cultural mix In its current meaning, creolization is essentially defined as a process in which a new culture (or language) is created after populations of different races mix (“métissage”) and through spontaneous emergence in a new environment. Creole identities are the result of an immense cultural mix. Developed in 1974 by Barbados-born author Edward Kamau Brathwaite, the concept of creolization is defined as a form of cultural hybridization whose goal is to unify peoples, regardless of ethnic origins. As it appeared in creole society of the Caribbean, creolization is a multiple identity; without borders, established over three centuries of interference with African, European, Asian and Indian cultures. It is the creation of a new, unique culture.1 1. Martineau, M. E. J. (March 23, 2022). La créolisation : au-delà d’un concept, une construction identitaire perpétuelle. Érudit. https://apropos.erudit.org/concepts-creolisation/ Today, there are many Creole languages whose vocabulary mainly comes from French. These languages appeared in the 17th century, during the French colonial empire. One such language is Louisiana Creole, which is mostly spoken by the Black community, and whose lexicon derives in large part from the popular French-based lingua franca of the colonial era (like Antillean Creole), which was the planters’ native language and was very widely spoken in the New Orleans area. Haitian Creole is spoken by 11 million people in Haiti and by about 2 million in the rest of the world, particularly in Canada and the United States. It also includes influences from Portuguese, Spanish, English, Tao and especially West-African languages. It is not mutually intelligible with standard French and has its own distinct grammar. Creole music genres reflect the various cross-cultural exchanges and influences, from Antillean zouk, sega from the Indian Ocean region (partly inspired by 19th century Parisian dance music) or Haitian compas (derived from Haitian méringue and close to quadrille, itself derived from French contra dance). |
When:
- Saturday, December 2, from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM (PST): Fun online game activity (via Zoom) to discover Creole music and to link with the history of Francophonie in the Caribbean.
- Saturday, December 9 : Etienne Charles’ concert at the SFJAZZ Center.
Address of the concert: SFJAZZ Center – 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Schedule of the outing at the SF Symphony::
- 7:30 PM : show starts at the SFJAZZ Center (201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102)
Please note that the outing will be self-supervised by families. No EFBA chaperones or representatives will be present at the event.
Who: Children ages 6-14 with prior knowledge of French (2 years minimum). Assessment required for students not enrolled in a 2023-2024 EFBA program.
Spots are limited, so register today!
Registration fee: the online activity and the concert tickets are free! This event is the result of a unique partnership between the SFJazz Center and EFBA. A donation of $30 per child is encouraged in order to fund our non profit’s projects.
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