In an effort to collect a kind of tasting menu of popular Haitian music, we’ve put together a Spotify playlist with a little of everything, and something for everyone. Just see if this doesn’t ...

This Haitian Heritage Month, we’re highlighting Haitian Konpa with producer Michael Brün, who connects the diaspora one beat ...

But for the most part, critics say, Haitian bands have not achieved mainstream pop visibility. For one, konpa songs with their 4/4 beat go on far too long in an age when young audiences want short ...

But some others in Haiti's music industry hadn't fared as well. A few top artists in Haiti's growing hip-hop scene — Jimmy O, Young Cliff from Barikad Crew and up-and-coming Haitian rapper Full ...

I grew up with four brothers who are well-known musicians of Konpa, Haiti’s pop-music genre. With its bubbly light cadences, it may seem counterintuitive to suggest that it might have strong ...

Richard Cave, who formed the band KAI after his popular Haitian music boy band CaRiMi shocked the industry by breaking up, performs during Miami's Haitian Compas Festival in 2017. Jacqueline ...

It’s got an identity of its own, in a way that cannot be found in the music of today.” Over the years, Haitian Konpa has inspired a number of genres, including “Zouk,” a popular genre in ...