With its signature riffs, hip movements and practiced steps, konpa dance lovers aim to sustain the genre’s appeal even as new ...

Fridayy attends Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Mercury Records and Republic Records celebration of the 2024 VMAs on September 11, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for ...

Singer-songwriter Tadia discusses the rise of Haitian music on global stages, the evolution of Konpa through collaboration and digital fusion, and how her new single “Live My Life” reflects the ...

Haitian Heritage Month, Michaël Brun, Michaël Brun BAYO, BAYO Barclays Center, Haitian music, Haitian Konpa theGrio.com This Haitian Heritage Month, we’re highlighting Haitian Konpa with producer ...

For the past ten years, a courtyard in Little Haiti has served as a steady stage where Haitian music and community life meet.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With May marking Haitian Heritage Month, Haiti’s iconic sound, Konpa, has become so popular that it’s now blending with styles like Afrobeats and soul music ...

Michael Benjamin, a Haitian recording artist known by his stage name of “Mikaben,” died Saturday while performing in Paris with the Haitian konpa band CaRiMi, the Miami Herald reported. He was 41.

It’s that time of year when South Florida celebrates Haitian Heritage Cultural Month and music fans get to overdose on the island’s sensuous soundtrack at the biggest music festival outside of Haiti.

A month after igniting the crowd at Miami’s Compas Festival, Haitian konpa star Richard Cave and his band KAI delivered another electrifying performance on Friday, June 20, at “Sounds of Little Haiti.

The popular Haitian konpa song asks: Ki lang ou pale lè w’ap fè lanmou? (What language do you speak when you’re making love?) M’pale Kreyòl, the singer croons. I speak Creole. The 12-track album is ...

In his album “Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not,” Philly-born music artist, Fridayy, honors his Haitian heritage and gives fans a taste of Haitian Konpa. Today, producer and artist Fridayy ...