Philipp Gaux on Instagram: "Around Haiti in 40 Tracks . As today marks Haiti’s Independence Day, we shall look back on its incredibly rich history and music through my new format „Around the World in 40 Tracks“ - find the Spotify playlist in my bio! . Haiti’s story is written in rhythm. 🇭🇹✨ Long before Columbus arrived, the island pulsed with the cultures of the Taíno, Carib, and Guanahatabey peoples—so much so that the name Haiti itself comes from Taíno, meaning “mountainous land.” . Though c

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