Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and infused with percussion, made UNESCO’s ...

From the bars of the capital Port-au-Prince to Haiti's most remote villages and its worldwide diaspora, people listen and dance to the sensual rhythms of compas. This musical source of pride among ...

A month after igniting the crowd at Miami’s Compas Festival, Haitian konpa star Richard Cave extends his microphone to a fan as he performs with his band KAI and delivers another electrifying ...

This musical source of pride among Haitians -- known as konpa or kompa in Creole -- is expected to be added by UNESCO to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list on Wednesday. "Today, compas is the main ...

People in Port-au-Prince dance to compas, a modern merengue-style dance music from Haiti that is to be added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heitage list - Copyright ...

Additional US Marines being sent to Haiti to defend the embassy from gang attacks face a grim reality: They’re increasingly being targeted by American-made, military-grade firearms. Haiti doesn’t ...