WFYIOpinion

Interview: Haitian American vocalist blends Afrobeats and Caribbean music styles

Oltanie is a Haitian American vocalist based in Indianapolis. Her music has been streamed over a million times online, ...
NPR

'Haitian Hillbilly' Fights Kidnapping with Music

Kidnapping for ransom has quickly become a multi-million-dollar business for armed gangs roaming the slums of Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince. After being released, many kidnapping victims leave ...
Yahoo

Michaël Brun is using music to make the world hear Haiti loud and clear

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 ...
The Grio

Grief, growth and Haitian Konpa: singer-songwriter Fridayy reveals layers of his identity in his newest album

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 ...
AOL

The world’s listening to Afrobeats. Why is Haitian konpa still struggling to crossover?

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 ...

For a decade, Sounds of Little Haiti has celebrated Haitian music in Miami

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