Every year, right after Christmas, bands in Haiti – popular and unpopular – across genres begin releasing their Kanaval song or mereng in time for Carnival celebration. Every year, we …
Listen: Folk Music In Haiti
Released in 1961 on Folkways Records, Music of Haiti: Vol. 1, Folk Music of Haiti is an exquisite collection of Haitian folk music field recordings from the mountain villages of …
Watch singer-songwriter Talie’s new video for “Limyè”
Singer-songwriter Nathalie Cerin, who performs music as Talie, is a contributor to the Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans project. She’s featured in the documentary, which will …
Leyla McCalla’s interview with WHYY’s Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn
Haitian American singer and songwriter Leyla McCalla hosts the documentary, Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans. McCalla was born in New York, raised in Maplewood, New Jersey, …
Bruce Sunpie Barnes on the cultural traditions indigenous to New Orleans and Haiti
Bruce Sunpie Barnes is a veteran musician, park ranger, actor, former high school biology teacher, former college football All-American, and former NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs). Sunpie is also deeply …
Watch: Haiti Cultural Exchange presents a tribute to Toto Bissainthe
On February 7th, 2020. the Haiti Cultural Exchange presented Pa Bliye | Toto Bissainthe, a multi-media exhibition and concert benefiting the Exchange, in partnership with Fondation Haiti Jazz. The event …
Edwidge Danticat: Haiti deserves a better future
In a recent article in The New Yorker, “Haitians Are At An Impasse Over The Country’s Future, author Edwidge Danticat writes about the current political situation in Haiti. The award …
Mardi Gras may be over, but you can still celebrate with the Krewe of House Floats Parade At Home Spotify playlist
Celebrate this year’s Mardi Gras with the official playlist of the Parade at Home Order for Mardi Gras 2021.
Get to know Haitianola: Listen to an interview with co-founders Lori Martineau and Linda Reno
Lori Martineau and Linda Reno, co-founders of the New Orleans based Haitianola, are featured in the documentary, Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music Of New Orleans. Their organization’s mission is …
Playlist: Listen to Kanaval 2021 songs
Every year during Kanaval in Haiti, dozens of bands release songs for Kanaval. This year is no different. Typically overtly political in nature, Kanaval songs have often become anthems for …