Cabane Choucoune Explained

Cabane Choucoune is a cabaret and thatch-roofed club in Pétion-Ville, Haiti.^{[1] [2]}

History

It was built on 8 December 1940 by Max Ewald.^[3] It is known as one of the best méringue dance clubs. Historically, it has featured Haitian artists such as Nemours Jean-Baptiste as well as international entertainers.^[4]

Description

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]

Location

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

Notes and References

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