Charlotte Ellis

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“Fête Africaine” by Charlotte Ellis

Submitted to Contest #255

The drum beat echoed out, filling the empty streets with the playful hot rhythm. It bounced off the walls of the Eglise St Jacques and, as if rejected by its solemn medieval stone, it skipped on over the fountain and banged on the door of the Marie. Drawing closer to the Place Verdun, the drum was joined by a deep heavy vocal and, closer still, by the pick of a guitar and the tinkle of a triangle.A small stage had been set up at the far end of the playing field and a drooping banner announced ‘Culture Partages’ and Fete ‘Africaine’. A small ...

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