Haitian Rara band returns to Portsmouth to support school in Haiti

A Haitian band is returning to Portsmouth next week to help raise money for a school in Haiti, according to a community ...
WLRN

Haitian Konpa influence grows among West Palm Beach musicians

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 ...
Yahoo

Grief, growth and Haitian Konpa: singer-songwriter Fridayy reveals layers of his identity in his newest album

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fridayy attends Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Mercury Records and Republic Records celebration of the 2024 VMAs on September ...
Hartford Courant

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 infused with percussion, made UNESCO’s cultural heritage list on Wednesday. The syncopated rhythm, ...
WLRN

For a decade, ‘Sounds of Little Haiti’ spotlights Haitian music in Miami

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 ...
Miami New Times

Francis Mercier Will Bring Afro House to Hocus Pocus

Miami partygoers are no strangers to Afro house. Local audiences have come to embrace the combination of the sounds of the African diaspora with homegrown house music. At least, that’s according to ...