Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and infused with percussion, made UNESCO’s ...
Only ten days ago, I was teaching students at the CEMUCHCA Institute of Music in Cap Haitian, having just returned from helping gifted young musicians in the small town of Marmelade in the Artibonite ...
In nightclubs across Haiti’s capital, people continue to gather cautiously to dance konpa, a traditional Haitian music and ...
PORTSMOUTH — For the first time ever, Rara music is coming to the Seacoast. In fact, when more than a dozen Haitian-American musicians arrive at 3S ArtSpace on Friday, April 4, it may be the first ...
It hasn’t been an easy few years for Haiti’s homegrown musical sound. Crisis in the Caribbean has kept artists from touring, COVID has dampened gatherings and ongoing immigration enforcement in the ...
Haitian “singing nurse” and community health advocate Anna Pierre, known for the konpa hit “Mete Suk Sou Bonbon-m,” has died.
Haitian Heritage Month, Michaël Brun, Michaël Brun BAYO, BAYO Barclays Center, Haitian music, Haitian Konpa theGrio.com This Haitian Heritage Month, we’re highlighting Haitian Konpa with producer ...
With his talent and commitment to social justice, Tha Rapper Haiti continues to be an artist to watch on the Haitian music scene and around the world. Tha Rapper Haiti has released an exciting and ...
After several of music's biggest stars showed their support for Haiti relief efforts, consumers are doing the same. By Gary Trust, Billboard, The Associated Press NEW YORK — After several of music’s ...
Kidnapping for ransom has quickly become a multi-million-dollar business for armed gangs roaming the slums of Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince. After being released, many kidnapping victims leave ...