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 ...
Since 1955, Haiti has offered the world a uniquely danceable and infectiously sexy music known as compas, konpa, and kompa. The Kreyol language has only been standardized in written form since 1979, ...
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 ...
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 ...