Cabane Choucoune

For the song composed by Michel Mauléart Monton with lyrics from a poem by Oswald Durand, see Choucoune (song).

Cabane Choucoune is a cabaret and thatch-roofed club in Pétion-Ville, Haiti.[1][2] It was built on 8 December 1940 by Max Ewald.[3] It is known as one of the best méringue dance clubs.[1] Historically, it has featured Haitian artists such as Nemours Jean-Baptiste as well as international entertainers.[4]

The construction appears like an inverted ice cream cone, that is high-peaked with a thatched cupola on top. From a distance, it resembles a chief's African jungle hut.[5]

It is located about 500 m (1,600 ft) up the mountains behind Port-au-Prince, in Pétion-Ville, home to the country's elite.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Earl g. Graves, Ltd (May 1984). "Jump Up". Black Enterprise. 14 (10): 97. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ^ Guérin, Daniel (1961). The West Indies and Their Future. p. 72. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Conjonction". Conjonction. 156–163. Institut français d'Haiti: 29. 1983. Retrieved 14 April 2017. (in French)
  4. ^ Clark, Sydney; Zellers, Margaret, eds. (1 January 1972). All the Best in the Caribbean, Including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Dodd, Mead. p. 141. ISBN 9780396065272. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
    - Michael R. Hall (2012). Historical Dictionary of Haiti. Scarecrow Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0810878105.
  5. ^ Smith, Bradley, ed. (1956). Escape to the West Indies: A Guidebook to the Islands of the Caribbean. A. A. Knopf. p. 202. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
    - "Cue: The Weekly Magazine of New York Life". Cue Publishing Company. 1955. p. 43. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Quadrant". Quadrant. 31: 59. 1987. Retrieved 14 April 2017.

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