Emeline Michel is all about repping her Haitian heritage. “On all of my 10 albums, the lyrics and rhythms are inspired, created and rooted from Haiti. 100 percent pure … like Tropicana,” she jokes. So ...
Three months ago, I posted a roundtable discussion of Haitian music among several remarkable scholars and writers. Happily, they have returned to discuss revolution, “rara,” and other intersections of ...
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 ...
No one seems quite sure how it happened, but there’s a Boston Thanksgiving weekend tradition that is becoming as enduring as football and turkey: shows featuring Haitian musicians. Promoter Picard ...