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

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

UNESCO is set to add Haiti’s Compas music and dance to its Cultural Heritage List, recognising a style born in the 1950s that ...

Fans of Haitian music look forward every year to celebrating their culture during Haitian Compas Festival, which again this year will take place at Mana Wynwood in Miami on May 18. The event is the ...

Rodney Noel was promoting artists in the Haitian music scene back in the 1990s when he and his business partner realized something was missing in Miami’s cultural landscape. There were outdoor ...

May marks the start of Haitian Heritage Cultural month, where the community in South Florida and beyond celebrates the culture of Haiti and the founding of its flag on May 18, 1803. Today Arcahaie, ...

No birthday could be bitterer than the bicentennial of Haiti’s independence last January 1. Soon after then-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide flew the nation’s flag to mark the occasion, thousands of ...

The New York City Council approved a resolution establishing July 26 as Haitian Konpa Day, recognizing the genre’s deep cultural impact on Haitians worldwide and its role in the city’s cultural life.