Cap-Haïtien came alive for the 222nd anniversary of the Bataille de Vertières, with fanfare bands, student celebrations and a ...

PORTSMOUTH — For the first time ever, Rara music is coming to the Seacoast. In fact, when more than a dozen Haitian-American musicians arrive at 3S ArtSpace on Friday, April 4, it may be the first ...

Much of what distinguishes New Orleans today from other American cities can be traced back to French and African influences from Haiti. The cultural ties go back more than 200 years, when 10,000 free ...

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 ...

Kidnapping for ransom has quickly become a multi-million-dollar business for armed gangs roaming the slums of Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince. After being released, many kidnapping victims leave ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti >> Woodberson Seïde held his stepsister’s hand as they walked through Haiti ‘s capital on their way to an afterschool music program. They avoided cars, motorcycles, and territory ...

Lakou Mizik are a multi-generational Haitian collective that combine traditional Haitian styles like vodou, Rara, and compro with world music adventurousness. The band formed in the wake of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kandjanwou Rara, a Haitian music group, will perform at 3S ArtSpace in Portsmouth on April 4th to raise funds for the Eben Ezer School in Milot, Haiti. The event marks the first time Rara music, a ...