Gaston Jean-Baptiste, also known as Bonga, will perform Haitian drumming during a special event at the Everhart Museum in Scranton on Nov. 13. Bonga will perform music using traditional Haitian and ...

Much of what distinguishes New Orleans today from other American cities can be traced back to French and African influences from Haiti. The cultural ties go back more than 200 years, when 10,000 free ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. CATHY WURZER: This weekend, a local arts educator is sharing two children's books she self-published in three languages, English, French, and Haitian ...

Lakou Mizik are a multi-generational Haitian collective that combine traditional Haitian styles like vodou, Rara, and compro with world music adventurousness. The band formed in the wake of the ...

Born in Copenhagen Denmark, Grammy-nominated percussionist, recording artist and educator Markus Schwartz has devoted more than twenty-five years to learning the wealth and complexity of traditional ...

For a long time, Nathalie Joachim’s musical worlds felt at odds with each other. In her earlier career, Joachim, who was born in New York to Haitian immigrants, presented herself mainly as a classical ...

With his talent and commitment to social justice, Tha Rapper Haiti continues to be an artist to watch on the Haitian music scene and around the world. Tha Rapper Haiti has released an exciting and ...

On paper, a collaboration between the multi-generational Haitian band Lakou Mizik and Grammy-winning electronic musician Joseph Ray might be an unlikely coupling. Their forthcoming album, Leave The ...

Haitians across South Florida will honor native tradition and spirituality as they celebrate through music and dance the island nation’s annual Fèt Gede — Festival of the Dead — which is Haiti’s ...

While some Worcester residents went to work or school on the morning of May 17, Daphnee Alerte spent her morning with some of her closest friends as they danced, marched and sung in the city’s ...