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 …
Watch: Orchestre Septentrional in concert
Haiti’s Orchestre Septentrional has been making music for 60+ years, blending Cuban big band and Haitian vodou beats. The 20 piece band fuses Cuban big band music and Haitian voodoo. …
Listen to 3 essential Haitian albums
One of the exciting parts about working on the Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & The Music of New Orleans documentary was discovering so much amazing Haitian music. Below are five highly …
Listen to 10 songs by Moonlight Benjamin
Singer and songwriter Moonlight Benjamin fuses Caribbean voodoo melodies and rhythms, and American jazz, blues and rock. Benjamin, who is a voodoo priestess, was raised in Haiti and is based …
Listen to Afropop Worldwide: From Haiti to the World
In this episode of Afropop Worldwide, host Georges Collinet presents a show about how Haitian musicians are shaking up, and influencing the music scene. Listen to the show, below the …