Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He's the masked rapper whose blend of English and Creole, layered with Haitian cultural references and internet humor, has earned ...

FILE - Andre "Dadou" Pasquet, left, sings and plays guitar with the Magnum compas band during a practice session in North Miami, Fla. Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo ...

On any given night, a Haitian singer somewhere is transforming a crowded dance floor into a courting session, cajoling fans of konpa to move to an easygoing beat. But for one day during Haitian ...

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, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Compas, a ...