Being a genuine jazz singer requires a dedicated focus on sincerity, enhanced individuality, and a commitment to honoring tradition. With Code Noir, songstress extraordinaire Carmen Lundy reveals ...

Carmen Lundy on her top 10-bowing "Code Noir" after a 15-album career and her work as a visual artist. By Gail Mitchell Jazz vocalist Carmen Lundy is celebrating the highest debut in her 15-album ...

Few young rappers have the ability to convincingly say what they mean and mean what they say. Such talent is traditionally reserved for more seasoned lyricists. While most neophytes struggle through ...

Code Noir was the law that codified slavery during the French Colonial period on isle de France (Mauritius). The story relates the unfathomable pain of a mother when her child born with fairer ...

The first time is a charm for Canadian poet Canisia Lubrin, whose debut novel, Code Noir, has earned her the 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. The English-language literary award, named in honour ...