A Haitian band is returning to Portsmouth next week to help raise money for a school in Haiti, according to a community announcement. Kandjanwou Rara — one of the few Rara bands based in New England — ...

For a second year in a row, rara parades in Léogâne are officially banned due to insecurity. Still, bands continue performing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legendary guitarist André “Dadou” Pasquet, who founded Haitian konpa band Magnum Band in Miami in the 1970s, is dead. He was 72.

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 ...

As ‘Sweet Micky,’ Haiti’s charismatic president built a reputation as the king of carnival by denouncing governments, mooning politicians and being outrageously anti-establish-ment. Now, as president ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Haitian band is returning to Portsmouth next week to help raise money for a school in Haiti, according to a community ...

After celebrating its tenth anniversary last month with Tabou Combo, the long-standing konpa band known for bringing Haitian music to international audiences, organizers will feature singer Alan Cavé, ...

He was a beacon of Haitian culture whose riveting virtuosity with the guitar and rich compositions of konpa not only gave the music a new dimension but made him a legend among musicians and fans. Once ...