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

But on Wednesday, both the sound known as konpa or konpa direk - and the country where the rhythm was born 70 years ago - got some good news: The music was inscribed in UNESCO's coveted list of ...

Kandjanwou Rara, a Haitian music group, will perform at 3S ArtSpace in Portsmouth on April 4th to raise funds for the Eben Ezer School in Milot, Haiti. The event marks the first time Rara music, a ...

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

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With May marking Haitian Heritage Month, Haiti’s iconic sound, Konpa, has become so popular that it’s now blending with styles like Afrobeats and soul music ...

Fridayy attends Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Mercury Records and Republic Records celebration of the 2024 VMAs on September 11, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for ...

Washington, D.C. — Embassy of Haiti Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 Hosted in partnership with the Association of Haitian Professionals ...

For the past ten years, a courtyard in Little Haiti has served as a steady stage where Haitian music and community life meet. “Sounds of Little Haiti,” held at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex every ...

From left to right, Haitian konpa artists Mickael Guirand, Richard Cavé and Carlo Vieux, better known as Carimi, will stage their final U.S. reunion concert show in South Florida on Friday, March 21, ...

PORTSMOUTH — For the first time ever, Rara music is coming to the Seacoast. In fact, when more than a dozen Haitian-American musicians arrive at 3S ArtSpace on Friday, April 4, it may be the first ...

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

Today, producer and artist Fridayy released his sophomore album, “Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not.” This deeply personal album explores a series of themes ranging from love to faith and even the ...