Dupuy noted that UNESCO already has recognized Haiti’s famed joumou, or pumpkin soup, along with cassava, and that the ...

In nightclubs across Haiti’s capital, people continue to gather cautiously to dance konpa, a traditional Haitian music and ...

From the bars of the capital Port-au-Prince to Haiti's most remote villages and its worldwide diaspora, people listen and ...

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

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

Three years after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, it’s easy to look to the island nation and wonder, what has been done, what has improved, is there rebirth? It can be a dark gaze — so much to be done. But ...

Dance has gotten Jean Appolon through hard times. The dancer and choreographer’s father was killed in violence surrounding the 1991 coup d’etat of democratically elected Haitian President ...

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

MIAMI (Reuters) - When an earthquake shook Haiti's capital in January 2010, bringing death and destruction to the impoverished Caribbean nation, it all but crushed the dreams of modern dance ...

SPIRITUALITY, LIBERATION AND THE BLACK EXPERIENCE SERVICE INSPIRATION FOR THIS NEXT ARTIST WHOSE EXHIBITION AT THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM ENCOURAGES VISITORS TO LOOK INWARD. I THINK IN SIMPLE ...

New York City has made an annual celebration of honoring Haiti's signature musical genre by declaring July 26 as Haitian ...