FILE - Andre "Dadou" Pasquet, left, sings and plays guitar with the Magnum compas band during a practice session in North Miami, Fla. Thursday, May 8, 2008. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Compas, a beloved ...
Record producer and DJ Michael Brun is known for electrifying dance crowds with his blend of percussion-heavy Haitian rhythms and club music with his popular “BAYO” block parties. But the Haiti-born ...
Haitian Compas Festival moved to North Miami’s NoMi Village in 2025 for the first time. Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com He’s the masked rapper whose blend of English and Creole, layered ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and infused with percussion, made UNESCO’s cultural heritage list on Wednesday. The syncopated rhythm, ...