For 70 years, konpa music rivalries have divided fans and packed dance halls. Here’s a look back at the biggest feuds.

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, ...

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This week we check out 10 cuts of great Haitian music, mostly from collections and especially fromTanbou Toujou Lou, a new, truly inspiring one. Haiti — next door to the Dominican Republic and part of ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The diverse communities in Tampa Bay have exposed residents to several dance genres including salsa, hip hop and modern. During Black History Month, there’s another genre and dance style ...

"I just had a class, and all 25 women asked, 'Where are the guys?' We need more men. My Gs, you need to come through," Michael O'Brian Kibe, a certified Kompa instructor, says in one of the many ...

In his album “Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not,” Philly-born music artist, Fridayy, honors his Haitian heritage and ...

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 ...

Some of the biggest names in Haitian music — with the exception of the country’s president of course — will be in Miami this weekend for the 14th annual Haitian Compas Festival. The party takes off at ...

Ginette Derelus is a cook at Manjay Restaurant at The Citadel near Little Haiti, Miami. Duolingo partnered with Haitian restaurants to promote the new language course. Derelus, a Haitian-Bahamian, ...

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