On the surface, it seems like Caribbean music’s answer to the Bible’s Isaac and Ishmael: konpa versus rara. The rhythmic battle continues between the horny, dancey frolic of the former versus frenetic ...

A man plays music to children under a tent city classroom in Delmas, near the capital of Port-au-Prince. Photo by Thony Belizaire/AFP/Getty Images. Jan. 12 marks the first anniversary of the ...

Haiti’s signature music and dance genre — to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list during its Dec. 10 session in ...

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 ...