Sandra Janvier performs during Tap Tap Evening, a culture and history event hosted by IU’s Haitian Creole language and culture program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Cornet player Stanley Laforet and saxophonist Fedner Moreau perform during Tap Tap Evening, a culture and history event hosted by IU’s Haitian Creole language and culture program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
(From left) Performer Ricardo Royal, ballet and hip hop dancer Ronael Chery and singer and dancer Sylliona Gyna during Tap Tap Evening.
Fedner Moreau and Sabita Bayard pose for a portrait among the auditorium seats during Tap Tap Evening, a culture and history event hosted by IU’s Haitian Creole language and culture program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Bassist Drasso Edouard hangs out before performing at Tap Tap Evening, an event hosted by IU’s Haitian Creole language and culture program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Listen: Cornet player Stanley Laforet performs during Tap Tap Evening.
iA child enjoys a performance during Tap Tap Evening, a culture and history event hosted by IU’s Haitian Creole language and culture program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Percussionists Saintil Castera (from left) and Dimitry Etienne perform during Tap Tap Evening, a culture and history event hosted by IU’s Haitian Creole language and culture program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Qawan Ipar talks on the phone before the start of Tap Tap Evening, a culture and history event hosted by IU’s Haitian Creole language and culture program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Listen: Sylliona Gyna and Elder Charlot perform during Tap Tap Evening.
A child records a performance during Tap Tap Evening, a culture and history event hosted by IU’s Haitian Creole language and culture program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Singer Elder Charlot performs at Tap Tap Evening, a culture and history event hosted by IU’s Haitian Creole language and culture program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis.
Websder Corneille address the audience at Tap Tap Evening, a culture and history event hosted by his organization, the Haitian Creole Program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis.
(Left) Singer Elder Charlot performs. (Right) Websder Corneille, who leads a Haitian Creole language and culture program, addresses the audience.
Tap Tap Evening, a culture and history event hosted by IU’s Haitian Creole language and culture program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Listen: Dimitry Etienne performs during Tap Tap Evening.
Sakura Fuqua, an IMCPL immigrant outreach program specialist, talks with Edwidge Dedieu on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis, before Tap Tap Evening, a culture and history event hosted by IU’s Haitian Creole language and culture program. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
An outreach worker for the Damien Center address the crowd at Tap Tap Evening, a cultural program and history event hosted by the Haitian Creole Program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Performers stand to be recognized during Tap Tap Evening, a culture and history event hosted by IU’s Haitian Creole language and culture program, on Dec. 21 at Central Library in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

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