As much as Afro-Cuban rhythms are a part of Miami's musical heritage, so is Haitian Compas music. The genre is credited to 1950s saxophonist Nemours Jean-Baptiste, who incorporated brass into a wide ...
Miami’s Haitian Compas Festival has endured it all through the years. It has bounced between venues, staved off competition, tried being a two-day event and has seen its celebrations dampen by rain ...
Rodney Noel was promoting artists in the Haitian music scene back in the 1990s when he and his business partner realized something was missing in Miami’s cultural landscape. There were outdoor ...
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MIAMI (WSVN) - Several local Haitian leaders were honored in downtown Miami at a special festival kick-off event. The Haitian Compas Festival on Thursday night celebrated 25 years with their Living ...
This year’s celebration of Haitian Heritage Month coincides with 50 years of Haitian migration to South Florida and features events highlighting the rise and accomplishments of the community. “Haitian ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Both shows are part of the 19th Annual Compas Haitian Festival, taking place May ...
Music producer Rodney Noel was on his way back from Haiti when he began musing about a sold-out dance party he promoted weeks earlier at a Hallandale Beach nightclub. Featuring two of the most popular ...
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - The Museum of Contemporary Art hosted a “Women of Excellence” event Thursday night to kick off a celebration of culture and heritage. The kickoff event, honoring this year’s ...
Turn on your favorite urban contemporary Miami radio station and you will hear a rotation of hip-hop, dancehall, reggaeton and Afrobeats, the fast-rising music set to percussive African beats with a ...
No birthday could be bitterer than the bicentennial of Haiti's independence last January 1. Soon after then-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide flew the nation's flag to mark the occasion, thousands of ...
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