Major and Minor Utah Venues

Major and Minor Utah Venues

Go to concerts, the movies say. They’re youthful and fun. But you go to BYU and live in Provo. “Where?!” you scream into the void. “I don’t know any venues!” The movies say nothing. They just laugh in your face, cold and unfeeling.   Okay, maybe it’s not quite...
Sounds of Senegal

Sounds of Senegal

A deeply traditional musical sensation has been sweeping through West Africa’s Senegal for the past few decades, and it continues to be an ever-evolving art form that only grows in popularity in this day and age. This music, known as mbalax (pronounced “mm-ballah”),...
Jacmel: The City of Light

Jacmel: The City of Light

Whether you’re a music nut, a film fanatic, or a beach bum, Jacmel, Haiti, is the place to go. The city became a tourist retreat in 1980, and even though tourism dropped off after the 1990s and 2000s due to things like the 2010 earthquake, Jacmel has since been...