French-Haitian artist Naïka pours herself into her joyfully multicultural music to create a “universe” for herself and her ...

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A case for humility.

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A Haitian band is returning to Portsmouth next week to help raise money for a school in Haiti, according to a community announcement. Kandjanwou Rara — one of the few Rara bands based in New England — ...

A 15-member Haitian band from Boston is set to perform in Portsmouth this spring, bringing the festival music of Haiti to the Seacoast, according to a community announcement. Kandjanwou Rara will ...

Kandjanwou Rara will perform March 28 at 3S ArtSpace in Portsmouth to raise funds for the Eben Ezer School in Milot, Haiti.

During a service in Haiti several decades ago, a young boy would sing in front of a silent congregation. Unbeknownst to him, that first public performance would mark the beginning of a successful ...