Le Piano Rouge
{{short description|Music venue in Montreal, Quebec}}
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(Le) Piano Rouge soul lounge was a live music venue in Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the late 2000s. In 2012, it was ranked by the Montreal Gazette as Montreal's top nightspot for live soul music.{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/le-piano-rouge-and-jello-martini-lounge-rank-as-montreals-top-nightspots-for-live-soul-music |title=Le Piano Rouge and Jello Martini Lounge rank as Montreal's top nightspots for live soul music |publisher=Montreal Gazette |date=2012-06-27 |accessdate=2015-09-01}}
During its tenure, many renowned international and local artists were drawn to Le Piano Rouge including Wyclef Jean, Kris Bowers, Bruce Greenwood, Geraldine Hunt, DJ Robert Ouimet, Kaytranada, José James, Coco Thompson, Divine Brown, Lorraine Klaasen, Thandi Klaasen, Patsy Gallant, Sugar Sammy, Kim Richardson, Imposs, Malika Tirolien, Gemini award recipients Warren "Slim" Williams and Christine Ghawi, pianist Nicolas Hébert, Carlos Morgan, King Melrose, and Melina Soochan.{{Cite news|title=Le quotidien gratuit offrant l'essentiel de l'info! – 0006 |website=Virtuel.24hmontreal.canoe.ca |date=2016-08-23 }}
==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.{{cite news|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/201301/30/01-4616482-mois-de-lhistoire-des-noirs-decouvrir-le-noir-en-soi.php |title=Mois de l'histoire des Noirs : découvrir le Noir en soi | Stéphanie Vallet | Arts |newspaper=La Presse |publisher=Lapresse.ca |date= 30 January 2013|accessdate=2015-09-01 |last1=Vallet |first1=Stéphanie }}{{cite news|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/201102/10/01-4368802-piano-rouge-chanteurs-noirs.php |title=Piano rouge, chanteurs noirs | Jean-Christophe Laurence | Musique |newspaper=La Presse |date= 10 February 2011|accessdate=2016-09-05 |last1=Laurence |first1=Jean-Christophe }}{{cite web|url=http://www.td.com/corporate-responsibility/index.jsp |title=Corporate Social Responsibility |website=Td.com |date= |accessdate=2016-09-05}}{{cite web|url=http://ckut.ca/c/en/node/296 |title=Weekend Groove broadcasted live from Dessy Di Lauro launch at Le Piano Rouge | CKUT 90.3 FM |website=Ckut.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-09-05}}
Historical context
Le Piano Rouge was founded by Allison Roberts{{cite web |author=Suzanne Kennedy |url=http://www.alumnilive365.mcgill.ca/2010/07/06/montreal-young-alumni-get-a-sneak-peek-at-le-piano-rouge/ |title=Montreal Young Alumni get a sneak peek at Le Piano Rouge | McGill Alumni Portal |publisher=Alumnilive365.mcgill.ca |date=2010-07-06 |accessdate=2015-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921102824/http://www.alumnilive365.mcgill.ca/2010/07/06/montreal-young-alumni-get-a-sneak-peek-at-le-piano-rouge/ |archive-date=2015-09-21 |url-status=dead }} aka Coco Brown{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/the-20-hottest-montrealers-of-the-year |title=The 20 Hottest Montrealers of the Year |publisher=Montreal Gazette |date=2012-12-27 |accessdate=2015-09-01}} an Afro-Caribbean-Canadian entrepreneur.
The club was located in Old Montreal, the venue of two former Montreal live music clubs: Black Bottom{{cite web|url=http://boppin.com/2006/04/charles-burke-and-black-bottom.html |title=Charles Burke and the Black Bottom — brian nation: beat the devil |website=Boppin.com |date=2008-05-17 |accessdate=2016-09-05}} and Nuit Magique.{{cite news|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/201004/29/01-4275345-bob-di-salvio-1944-2010-cetait-un-architecte-de-la-nuit.php |title=Bob Di Salvio 1944–2010 : «C'était un architecte de la nuit » | Jean-Christophe Laurence | Arts |newspaper=La Presse |date= 29 April 2010|accessdate=2016-09-05 |last1=Laurence |first1=Jean-Christophe }}
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Category:Black Canadian culture in Montreal
Category:Jazz clubs in Montreal