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, ...

Fans of Haitian music look forward every year to celebrating their culture during Haitian Compas Festival, which again this year will take place at Mana Wynwood in Miami on May 18. The event is the ...

Miami’s Haitian Compas Festival has endured it all through the years. It has bounced between venues, staved off competition, tried being a two-day event and has seen its celebrations dampen by rain ...