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 ...

Haitians across South Florida will honor a native tradition and spirituality as they celebrate the island nation’s annual Fèt ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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The third annual Taste of Haiti Fundraiser will take place at 6 p.m. Nov. 12 Beulah Beach, 6101 W. Lake Road in Vermilion, ...

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 ...

As we prepare to live blog Hope for Haiti, the mega-telethon featuring performances by Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Jay-Z with U2 and dozen more stars, Rolling Stone hopes you pause to look through ...

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 ...