Le Piano Rouge

(Le) Piano Rouge soul lounge – along with Jello Bar was a live music venue in Montreal, Canada during the late 2000s. In 2012, it was ranked by the Montreal Gazette as Montreal's top nightspot for live soul music.[1] During its tenure, many renowned international and local artists were drawn to Le Piano Rouge including; José James, Kris Bowers, Divine Brown, Lorraine Klaasen, Thandi Klaasen, Warren "Slim" Williams, Melina Soochan and many more[2]

Afrophilya

In February 2011, the international music festival Afrophilya was launched at Le Piano Rouge. Afrophilya is a contemporary view of Afro Culture and celebrates the artistic contributions of people of African descent to world culture. [3][4][5][6]

Historical context

Le Piano Rouge was founded by Allison Roberts [7] aka Coco Brown [8] an afro-Caribbean-Canadian entrepreneur.

The club was located in Old Montreal, the venue of two former Montreal live music clubs - Black Bottom[9] and Nuit Magique[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Le Piano Rouge and Jello Martini Lounge rank as Montreal's top nightspots for live soul music". Montreal Gazette. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Le quotidien gratuit offrant l'essentiel de l'info! - 0006". Virtuel.24hmontreal.canoe.ca. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  3. ↑ "Mois de l'histoire des Noirs : découvrir le Noir en soi | Stéphanie Vallet | Arts". Lapresse.ca. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Piano rouge, chanteurs noirs | Jean-Christophe Laurence | Musique". Lapresse.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  5. ↑ "Corporate Social Responsibility". Td.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  6. ↑ "Weekend Groove broadcasted live from Dessy Di Lauro launch at Le Piano Rouge | CKUT 90.3 FM". Ckut.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  7. ↑ Suzanne Kennedy (2010-07-06). "Montreal Young Alumni get a sneak peek at Le Piano Rouge | McGill Alumni Portal". Alumnilive365.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  8. ↑ "The 20 Hottest Montrealers of the Year". Montreal Gazette. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  9. ↑ "Charles Burke and the Black Bottom — brian nation: beat the devil". Boppin.com. 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  10. ↑ "Bob Di Salvio 1944-2010 : «C'était un architecte de la nuit » | Jean-Christophe Laurence | Arts". Lapresse.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-05.

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