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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Haitian Heritage Month, we're highlighting Haitian Konpa with producer Michaël Brun, who connects the diaspora one beat at a ...

After celebrating its tenth anniversary last month with Tabou Combo, the long-standing konpa band known for bringing Haitian music to international audiences, organizers will feature singer Alan Cavé, ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and infused with percussion, made UNESCO’s cultural heritage list on Wednesday. The syncopated rhythm, ...

From the West Indian American Day Parade to Haitian konpa parties and free opera, here is your guide to NYC Labor Day weekend.

Legendary guitarist André “Dadou” Pasquet, who founded Haitian konpa band Magnum Band in Miami in the 1970s, is dead. He was 72. Miami Herald Archives He was a beacon of Haitian culture whose riveting ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With May marking Haitian Heritage Month, Haiti’s iconic sound, Konpa, has become so popular that it’s now blending with styles like Afrobeats and soul music ...

For the past ten years, a courtyard in Little Haiti has served as a steady stage where Haitian music and community life meet. “Sounds of Little Haiti,” held at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex every ...

FILE - Andre "Dadou" Pasquet, left, sings and plays guitar with the Magnum compas band during a practice session in North Miami, Fla. Thursday, May 8, 2008. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Compas, a beloved ...

Whether you were born on the island or were raised in the arms of someone who was, there is an inexplicable yearning that Haitians across the diaspora share. A desire to return to the country they ...

UN Recognizes Compas, a Haitian Music and Dance Genre That Has Marked Generations and Brought Joy PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and ...