Music is a form of prayer in New Orleans and across the sea in Haiti. It connects the living and the dead, the present with the past. Every year, in February and March, people all over the western ...

The Krewe du Kanaval, an organization that celebrates the cultural ties between New Orleans and Haiti, will host a gathering for Gede at The Broadside, 600 North Broad St., on Saturday, October 23, ...

Every year during Carnival — Kanaval in Haitian Creole — Haitian radio is filled with new songs made specifically for the season. The new music is celebratory and upbeat and often pointedly references ...

Philadelphia will enjoy the pageantry, grandeur and excitement of their first Kanaval Ball at The Fillmore on March 20, 2022. The Haitian Carnival and New Orleans Mardi Gras-style event will explore ...

WXPN is bringing the excitement of Haitian Carnival and Mardi Gras to Philadelphia this month, as part of their year-long project exploring Haiti's influence on New Orleans. “Kanaval Ball will bring ...

Des dizaines de milliers de fêtards investissent les rues du Cap-Haïtien (deuxième ville, Nord), lieu principal où se déroulent les festivités carnavalesques du 10 au12 février, constate AlterPresse.

Join us this coming Monday for a special radio program that explores the historic and sonic connections between Haiti and New Orleans. “Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans” is narrated ...

On the first day of Haiti’s pre-Lenten Carnival celebration, the country’s two armed forces squared off Sunday, with off-duty members of the Haiti National Police and their supporters exchanging ...

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Much of what distinguishes New Orleans today from other American cities can be traced back to French and African influences from Haiti. The cultural ties go back more than 200 years, when 10,000 free ...

The COVID-19 pandemic upended our lives in 2020. While the virus created unprecedented global challenges, it also highlighted systemic oppression, racism and poverty that's been here all along. The ...