Wesli Follows Diasporic Threads Through Haiti
With Makaya, Wesli places Haiti on a deeply interconnected world map and underscores the power of creative acts of solidarity and revolution.
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Chouk Bwa and the Ångströmers Merge Haitian Folk and Electronic Music on ‘Vodou Alé’
Haitian roots music meets innovative electronics on Chouk Bwa and the Ångströmers' Vodou Alé.
Lakou Mizik Build Bridges Across a Region in Diaspora with the Stunning ‘HaitiaNola’
Haitian group Lakou Mizik team up with a slew of prominent New Orleans artists to bring together these two geographic points in brilliant chorus on HaitiaNola.
On Roxane Gay’s Republished Short Stories ‘Ayiti’ and the Stifled Norms of the Publishing Industry
Perhaps some gatekeepers are realizing that the challenging short story form proves a writer's chops and future longevity with more certainty than a debut novel.
Leyla McCalla: A Day for the Hunter, A Day for the Prey
As enjoyable as her music is at a baseline level, McCalla embraces so much more in terms of her passion for the complex history of the Haitian people.