He’s the masked rapper whose blend of English and Creole, layered with Haitian cultural references and internet humor, has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fridayy attends Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Mercury Records and Republic Records celebration of the 2024 VMAs on September ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With May marking Haitian Heritage Month, Haiti’s iconic sound, Konpa, has become so popular that it’s now blending with styles like Afrobeats and soul music ...

Haitian konpa star Richard Cave performs with his band KAI on Friday, June 20, 2025, at “Sounds of Little Haiti” in Miami, Florida. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com A month after igniting the crowd ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and infused with percussion, made UNESCO’s cultural heritage list on Wednesday. The syncopated rhythm, ...

New York City will now celebrate Haitian Konpa Day every July 26, honoring Haiti’s iconic dance and music genre. New York City has designated July 26 as Haitian Konpa Day, an annual celebration ...

It hasn't been an easy few years for Haiti's homegrown musical sound. Crisis in the Caribbean has kept artists from touring, COVID has dampened gatherings and ongoing immigration enforcement in the ...

Every Tuesday night for 15 years now, lovers of Haitian culture gather under strobe lights at a Lower East Side rooftop lounge to dance to kompa music from a variety of DJs. But there is a lot more ...

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 ...

What is kompa: A Haitian partner dance born in the 1950s, combining African drum languages, Caribbean influences, and European ballroom traditions. Why it’s beginner-friendly: Kompa’s steady 4/4 ...

Today, producer and artist Fridayy released his sophomore album, “Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not.” This deeply personal album explores a series of themes ranging from love to faith and even the ...