For the past ten years, a courtyard in Little Haiti has served as a steady stage where Haitian music and community life meet.

Oltanie is a Haitian American vocalist based in Indianapolis. Her music has been streamed over a million times online, ...

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 ...

With its signature riffs, hip movements and practiced steps, konpa dance lovers aim to sustain the genre’s appeal even as new ...

Only ten days ago, I was teaching students at the CEMUCHCA Institute of Music in Cap Haitian, having just returned from helping gifted young musicians in the small town of Marmelade in the Artibonite ...

As much as Afro-Cuban rhythms are a part of Miami's musical heritage, so is Haitian Compas music. The genre is credited to 1950s saxophonist Nemours Jean-Baptiste, who incorporated brass into a wide ...

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 ...

The Haiti Cultural Exchange celebrates a major move across from the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and kicks off its 2025–26 ...

We keep hearing this comparison as we prepare for the premiere of When the Drum is Beating, premiering April 12, 2012 at 10 PM on Independent Lens (check your local listings). While it’s true that ...

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 ...

Haiti quake survivor Romel Joseph, a violinist, lay trapped under the rubble of the demolished children's music school he founded for 18 hours before being rescued. Host Guy Raz talks with Joseph and ...