Cabane Choucoune

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][5]

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.[6][7]

It is located about 500 metres up the mountains behind Port-au-Prince, in Pétion-Ville, home to the country's elite.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Press, ed. (May 1984). "Island Music: Where to Hear it, Dance to it". Black Enterprise. p. 97. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Guérin, Daniel, ed. (1961). "The West Indies and Their Future". p. 72. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Press, ed. (1983). "Conjonction, Issues 156-163". Institut français d'Haiti. p. 29. 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". p. 141. ISBN 9780396065272. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Michael R. Hall. Historical Dictionary of Haiti. Scarecrow Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0810878105.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Press, ed. (1955). "Cue: The Weekly Magazine of New York Life". Cue Publishing Company. p. 43. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Press, ed. (1987). "Quadrant, Volume 31". p. 59. Retrieved 14 April 2017.

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