Au milieu des années 50, Haïti a vu naître l’un des rythmes les plus populaires des Antilles francophones : le compas, précurseur du zouk. Parmi ses dignes représentants, Tabou Combo, localisé à New ...

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 ...

Chances are that if you live in Miami-Dade County, you have at one time or another heard the swirling, merengue-tinged rhythms emanating from homes in Caribbean neighborhoods or rising from strip ...

A l'occasion de ses 50 ans, Dédé St-Prix sera vendredi soir sur la scène du New Morning à Paris. Il vient sortir A la Tingawa, un album dédié au compas haïtien, ce rythme né du mérengué qui a envahit ...

Le monde de la musique haïtienne est en deuil. Le légendaire guitariste et cofondateur du Magnum Band, André « Dadou » ...

A Haïti dans les années 70 les stars du compas saupoudraient leurs productions d’hommages à la musique latine. Antoine Castro s’est penché sur ce phénomène, exhumant douze salsa, compas et latin-jazz.

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 ...

SAINT-MICHEL de L’ATTALAYE, Haiti – A compas band, playing the hypnotic, sultry rhythms of Haiti’s national dance music, greeted us at Port-au-Prince International Airport. Unlike many other styles of ...

In the first installment of Billboard’s new series On the Record, Kaytranada reflects on the origins of his sound, sharing the rich history of acts that his family introduced to him. Elsewhere in the ...

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 ...