Le konpa est né en 1955 à Port-au-Prince. Le saxophoniste Nemours Jean-Baptiste en est le créateur. Depuis, cette musique est ...

Dominique Dupuy, Haiti’s former foreign affairs minister, called the inclusion of compas on UNESCO’s list “an ode to joy.” ...

La culture haïtienne rayonne une nouvelle fois sur la scène internationale. Ce mercredi 10 décembre, l’Unesco a inscrit le ...

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

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

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

Adieu Dadou Pasquet, icône du compas et pilier de la musique haïtienne, s’éteint à 72 ans, laissant derrière lui un héritage aussi large que passionné et une empreinte durable dans le paysage culturel ...

Haitian kompa music pounded through speakers, the aroma of pâté chicken wafted through the air and dozens gathered Saturday in a sea of blue and red soccer jerseys during what the community hopes is ...

The Trump administration will not grant any special exceptions for Haitian soccer fans hoping to travel to the U.S. to follow their team at next year’s FIFA World Cup, according to the State ...

Tens of thousands of Haitians poured into the streets of Port-au-Prince late Tuesday to celebrate the country’s first berth in the men’s World Cup in more than 50 years, a rare outburst of public joy ...

For the first time since 1974, the football-crazed Caribbean island of Haiti will participate in the FIFA World Cup. Haitians of all ages are smiling far and wide, as the Caribbean island secured ...