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Ban m di w, Week 13: Folklore Ayisyen's "Panama'm Tombé," Covered in Venezuela
This week, Ban m di w looks at "Panama'm Tombé," recorded by Folklore Ayisyen. The song found a second life outside Haiti: in 1972, Billo's…
Top 10 Konpa: "Se Pa Pou Dat" by Alan Cavé is at the top this week
Top 15 Rasin and Classics: "Imamou" by Boukman Eksperyans leads this week
Cap-Haïtien honors Tropicana singer Parisien Fils-Aimé for 60 years in music
Back to Harmonik? "A closed door is a closed door," says Sanders Solon
Baron La Croix and the Guédé at the heart of a talk on Vodou in Les Cayes
Late in October, the Alliance française in Les Cayes hosted a talk on Baron La Croix and the Guédé family, the spirits of death in Haitian…
07/11
Tafa Mi-Soleil calls herself a "roots singer", talks about vodou and announces an album for 2027
Haitian singer Tafa Mi-Soleil, whose real name is Evenie Rose Thafaina Saint Louis, is preparing an album due out in 2027, she announced on…
07/11
Gessica Généus's "Marie Madeleine" in competition at the Marrakech International Film Festival
Haitian cinema will be in the running at the 23rd Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco. Gessica Généus's feature "Marie Madeleine"…
06/11
The Hemo-Caribbean affair: when Haitians' blood was sold under Duvalier
In the early 1970s, under the Duvalier dictatorship, a Port-au-Prince company bought blood plasma from poor Haitians and resold it to…
06/11
Cap-Haïtien hosts the first Diaspora Fair on November 6 and 7
Cap-Haïtien is hosting the first Diaspora Fair on Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, 2026, along the city's boulevard. Under the…
06/11
Miami Book Fair 2026: three Haiti-focused talks on Sunday, November 22
Haitian culture and storytelling will be in the spotlight at the 2026 Miami Book Fair with three discussions on Haiti's literature, history,…
06/11
Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada admits using AI, reviving comparisons with Thélyson Orélien
Philippe Jaenada, who won the 2026 Prix Goncourt on Tuesday, November 3, for "L'Inconnue du quai de Javel," said the next day on France Inter…
06/11
Music: Bedjine releases "J'avoue" and takes a pop R&B turn
Haitian singer Bedjine released her new single, "J'avoue" ("I confess"), on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 5 p.m. on her official channel,…
05/11
Music: Jovans Lorquet releases "Antrave," a konpa video that has passed 93,000 views
Haitian singer Jovans Lorquet released "Antrave," a new single with an official music video, on October 25, 2026. The song is available on…
04/11
Fête Gédé: C3 Éditions offers twelve books to understand Haitian Vodou
"Too often, we talk about Vodou without really knowing what it is." With that observation, made in Creole, the Haitian publisher C3 Éditions…
02/11
Barikad, I Love You Anne, La Peur d'aimer… five Haitian films that shaped a generation
La Peur d'aimer, Barikad, Millionnaire par erreur, I Love You Anne and Sonson: mostly shot on video on small budgets between 2000 and 2003,…
02/11
Day of the Dead and Fête Gédé: the Mexican Embassy and Quisqueya University honour their ancestors together
The Embassy of Mexico in Haiti and Quisqueya University (UniQ) jointly celebrated Mexico's Day of the Dead and Haiti's Fête Gédé on Saturday,…
02/11
The "En Lisant" festival devotes its 11th edition to women's heroism and Yanick Lahens
The 11th edition of the En Lisant Theatre Festival is taking place from November 9 to 15, 2026, in Port-au-Prince around the theme "The…
02/11
Painter Philippe Antoine dies: ENARTS honours the memory of a dedicated teacher
Haitian painter Philippe Antoine, a visual arts teacher at the École nationale des arts (ENARTS), died on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at the age…
02/11
Let me tell you, week 12: "Kiliboi" by Coupé Cloué, covered in Colombia
This week, Ban m di w takes a look back at "Kiliboi," recorded by Coupé Cloué in 1979. The song experienced a second life outside of Haiti: in…
02/11Haitian Top 10 of all time: "Imamou" by Boukman Eksperyans in the lead this week
NAGO's Top 10 Haitian songs of all time for the week of November 2, 2026, is led by Boukman Eksperyans with "Imamou." Each week, this chart…
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