Presiding over the flock of followers was a familiar face: Father Reginald Jean-Mary, well known as Father Reggie, a prominent local Haitian-American Catholic priest.

In Brassroots Democracy, author Benjamin Barson presents a “music history from below”, embracing the Haitian revolution, post-civil war reconstruction and early jazz. The term “brassroots democracy” ...

Arts resources of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology now includes the school’s first building designed for the study ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. has notified the United Nations that it is freezing some funding to a U.N.-backed mission in ...

Jean~Baptiste is a Haitian American hip-hop artist from Worcester, Massachusetts (Tampa Bay-based), known for his ...

The Haitian DJ's new anthem is about forging "genuine cultural unity." Get all the details from our discussion here.

As Haiti’s crisis deepens, marked by rampant gang violence and political instability, French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the United Nations to consider a peacekeeping mission.

Welcome to our guide to the best music streaming services. 20 years ago, when CDs were medium number one and musicians could still make a living from selling their records, the idea of having almost ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — At the end of his Sunday service, the pastor of the First Haitian Evangelical Church of Springfield, Ohio, asked ushers and musicians to form a circle around him as he knelt ...

a major figure in international music. The winner will receive a prize of 10,000 euros (creation aid), a concert broadcast on RFI and a series of concerts in Africa, in partnership with the French ...