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

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