Editor’s Note: This article was written by Nathalie ‘Talie’ Cerin, a Haitian singer-songwriter, teaching artist, podcast host & blogger currently living in Philadelphia. She is the Editor of @woymagazine. Follow …
Brooklyn Academy of Music’s virtual DanceAfrica 2021 celebrated the resilience of Haiti
A recent New York Times article that previewed this past May’s virtual DanceAfrica 2021, shed light on the work of several Haitian dance companies, including HaitiDansco in Cap Haitien, Haiti, …
You’re invited! Free Film Screening of Nou La: The Haitian Diaspora in Philly
In honor of Immigrant Heritage Month 2021, WXPN’s Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms and the Music of New Orleans presents a free virtual screening of its film series “Nou La” (“We are …
Lakou Mizik And Joseph Ray Capture A Magical, Unseen World Of Kanaval
This post was originally published for World Cafe, via NPR Music. Photo by Michael Sipe Jr./Courtesy of the artist. On paper, a collaboration between the multi-generational Haitian band Lakou Mizik …
Watch a chat with Edwidge Danticat on Haitian art and memory via Woy Magazine
Accalimed author Edwidge Danticat recently sat down with Nathalie “Talie” Cerin and Valerie Jean-Charles from Woy Magazine for Haitian Heritage Month. They discuss what Haitian migration is about, and how …
Events Calendar for the Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans project
Through January 2022, the Kanaval project will have a series of exciting events as a companion to the documentary that was released in February, 2021. Mark your calendars for the …
Watch: A special studio session from Haiti featuring Paul Beaubrun & Friends for Haitian Flag Day
As part of WXPN’s Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans project, a studio session was recorded in April at The French Institute in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, featuring musician …
Watch a short documentary about Krewe du Kanaval 2020
The beginning of the journey of the making of the Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans documentary began in February, 2020, when we visited New Orleans to …
Watch Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti by Maya Deren
Filmmaker, film theorist, social activist, poet, and author Maya Deren was born in the Ukraine in 1917 as Eleanora Derenkowsky. She came to America in 1922 with her father, a …
Events to celebrate Haitian Heritage Month
May is Haitian Heritage Month, and there’s lots going on to celebrate. Haitian Heritage Month is a celebration in the United States, during the month of May, of Haitian heritage …