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 ...
The Haitian community in Paris celebrates Fèt Gede with music, dance, and spirituality through the Ayibobo Mascarade, ...
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 ...
Haitians across South Florida will honor a native tradition and spirituality as they celebrate the island nation’s annual Fèt ...
In his album “Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not,” Philly-born music artist, Fridayy, honors his Haitian heritage and gives fans a taste of Haitian Konpa. Today, producer and artist Fridayy ...
From left to right, Haitian konpa artists Mickael Guirand, Richard Cavé and Carlo Vieux, better known as Carimi, will stage their final U.S. reunion concert show in South Florida on Friday, March 21, ...
Haitian musician Wesli - born Wesley Louissaint in Port-au-Prince - is based in Montreal, where he works as a songwriter, guitarist, producer and bandleader. We caught up with him in advance of his ...
There’s a Haitian proverb that says, “Dèyè mòn, gen mòn.” Behind mountains, there are mountains. I’ve been pondering that piece of wisdom ever since I sat in the packed concert hall of the Adrienne ...
A guitarist with Haitian group Vayb, which is led by singer Mickael Guirand, performs at SumFest Miami, a popular summer festival that moved from Haiti to Miami this year. The event on Sunday, July 16 ...
Early Monday morning brought snow to the area and by late morning a tropical breeze blew in from Haiti to the Clark State Performing Arts Center. It was where several kindergarten through third-grade ...
In the aftermath of the earthquake which shattered the already beleaguered Haiti, Americans have come together despite political disagreements to reach out in ways both traditional and innovative.