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

Compas, Haiti's vibrant music genre, has been added to UNESCO's cultural heritage list. This honor highlights the genre's ...

UNESCO is set to add Haiti’s Compas music and dance to its Cultural Heritage List, recognising a style born in the 1950s that ...

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 ...

Rodney Noel was promoting artists in the Haitian music scene back in the 1990s when he and his business partner realized something was missing in Miami’s cultural landscape. There were outdoor ...

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 ...

People in Port-au-Prince dance to compas, a modern merengue-style dance music from Haiti that is to be added to UNESCO's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The New York City Council approved a resolution establishing July 26 as Haitian Konpa Day, recognizing the genre’s deep ...