Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and infused with percussion, made UNESCO’s ...

Haitian Heritage Month, Michaël Brun, Michaël Brun BAYO, BAYO Barclays Center, Haitian music, Haitian Konpa theGrio.com This Haitian Heritage Month, we’re highlighting Haitian Konpa with producer ...

In nightclubs across Haiti’s capital, people continue to gather cautiously to dance konpa, a traditional Haitian music and ...

Fridayy attends Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Mercury Records and Republic Records celebration of the 2024 VMAs on September 11, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for ...

Haitian kompa music pounded through speakers, the aroma of pâté chicken wafted through the air and dozens gathered Saturday in a sea of blue and red soccer jerseys during what the community hopes is ...

Haiti’s signature music and dance genre — to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list during its Dec. 10 session in India. The recognition honors konpa’s cultural, social and historical ...

A month after igniting the crowd at Miami’s Compas Festival, Haitian konpa star Richard Cave extends his microphone to a fan as he performs with his band KAI and delivers another electrifying ...

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 ...

FILE - Andre "Dadou" Pasquet, left, sings and plays guitar with the Magnum compas band during a practice session in North Miami, Fla. Thursday, May 8, 2008. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Compas, a ...