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 ...

From the bars of the capital Port-au-Prince to Haiti's most remote villages and its worldwide diaspora, people listen and ...

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 ...

As much as Afro-Cuban rhythms are a part of Miami's musical heritage, so is Haitian Compas music. The genre is credited to 1950s saxophonist Nemours Jean-Baptiste, who incorporated brass into a wide ...

Miami’s Haitian Compas Festival has endured it all through the years. It has bounced between venues, staved off competition, tried being a two-day event and has seen its celebrations dampen by rain ...

Chances are that if you live in Miami-Dade County, you have at one time or another heard the swirling, merengue-tinged rhythms emanating from homes in Caribbean neighborhoods or rising from strip ...

This year’s celebration of Haitian Heritage Month coincides with 50 years of Haitian migration to South Florida and features events highlighting the rise and accomplishments of the community. “Haitian ...

Thousands of Haitian and Caribbean music fans are expected for South Florida's annual Haitian Compas Festival. The French-Caribbean band Kassav will make a rare Florida appearance at the Saturday ...

MIAMI (AP) — The Haitian Compas Festival is marking its 15th anniversary in Miami. Ten bands and four DJs are on Saturday's line-up at Bayfront Park Amphitheatre in downtown Miami. The annual festival ...

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No birthday could be bitterer than the bicentennial of Haiti's independence last January 1. Soon after then-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide flew the nation's flag to mark the occasion, thousands of ...