The Jacmel City Hall and the Inter-institutional Organizing Committee for the Carnival have officially announced the theme for the 2026 Jacmel Carnival : « Jacmel in Our Dreams ...

Every year during Carnival — Kanaval in Haitian Creole — Haitian radio is filled with new songs made specifically for the season. The new music is celebratory and upbeat and often pointedly references ...

No one knows what it will look like or sound like or feel like. But on Tuesday, a new carnival crew in New Orleans promises to be a spectacular debut. The Krewe Du Kanaval is a joint effort between ...

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — At least three Haitian bands said Saturday that they are being kept from performing at Carnival and that they suspect it’s because President Michel Martelly’s administration ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE/MIAMI (Reuters) - As the carnival music star "Sweet Micky", Haiti's shaven-headed Michel Martelly captivated audiences with an engaging style, provocative on-stage antics and satirical ...

Turn on your favorite urban contemporary Miami radio station and you will hear a rotation of hip-hop, dancehall, reggaeton and Afrobeats, the fast-rising music set to percussive African beats with a ...