The year was 1983, and Jacob Desvarieux was on tour with his French-Caribbean party band in Haiti when inspiration hit. Sitting inside a Port-au-Prince hotel, the singer-guitarist took pen to paper ...

Thousands of Haitian and Caribbean music fans are expected for South Florida's annual Haitian Compas Festival. The French-Caribbean band Kassav will make a rare Florida appearance at the Saturday ...

The year was 1983, and Jacob Desvarieux was on tour with his French-Caribbean party band in Haiti when inspiration hit. Sitting inside a Port-au-Prince hotel, the singer-guitarist took pen to paper ...

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the young DJ/producer Michael Brun has found a second home in the dance music world—where he’s been establishing himself as an A-list-worthy talent though official ...

In the past eight months — with little fanfare and even less publicity — a Haitian music scene has been budding in Broward County. Since November, a Haitian record store has opened in Fort Lauderdale; ...

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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 ...

Ha itian art, culture, literature, and music have evolved into dizzying mixtures of Caribbean, Cuban, African, indigenous, and European influences. Despite Haiti’s long suffering in most areas of ...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Thousands of Haitian and Caribbean music fans are expected for South Florida’s annual Haitian Compas Festival. The French-Caribbean band Kassav will make a rare Florida ...