Just days before the national Haitian Flag Day parade, Cap-Haïtien’s town hall launched a flurry of preparations, cleaning the streets, painting curbs, and building spectator stands. Marching bands ...

Rich Benjamin was born in the US and growing up he knew very little about his mother’s connection to Haiti; her country of birth and the place where Rich’s grandfather, Daniel Fignolé had been ...

Haitian musical traditions range from rara to compas ... There are a limited number of instruments, so teacher Raymond Jules Josue, 24, tells kids to practice by using their hands to thump the ...

What started as informal backyard drum sessions bloomed into a musical village of percussionists. Miamibloco, a samba ...

American Neo-Expressionist Jean-Michel Basquiat never studied art professionally but managed to become one of the most famous ...

For a long period of American history, art created by African Americans was considered irrelevant and unworthy of ...

Music as the Universal Language, Kid Musicians “Young Mountain Magic,” and “Retro Rebelles,” with Live Performances, ...

Fez – The 28th edition of the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music opened tonight night at ... Janinet in a groundbreaking collaboration. Haitian-Canadian saxophonist Jowee Omicil will present ...

This Haitian Heritage Month, we’re highlighting Haitian Konpa with producer Michaël Brun, who connects the diaspora one beat ...

"Haitian heritage is a living force.” These Haitian women-led nonprofit organizations reclaim power, healing, and hope for ...

The evening had featured a live performance by Haiti’s legendary Tropicana Orchestra, whose longevity after 62 years has made it one of the country’s most popular musical groups. Its distinct ...