Toussaint L'Ouverture (c. 1743-1803) was a Haitian general and independence leader. He freed his people from human enslavement. The Haitian Revolution was complicated because you had French, French-Americans, Africans, African-Americans and French-Africans all fighting each other. Plus there was fighting against the Spanish rulers of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and … [Read more...] about Remember Toussaint L’Ouverture, Early Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Haitians
Chouk Bwa
Chouk Bwa plays Haitian roots music at the Purchase College Performing Arts Center in Purchase, New York on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 8pm. Tickets from $30 This concert is part of (T)HERE: A Global Festival of Art, Culture and Ideas - Haiti at Purchase College November 14-16, 2019. Chouk Bwa From the countryside of the New World’s first free black republic, Chouk … [Read more...] about Chouk Bwa
Boukman Eksperyans, Haitian Folk Rock
Boukman Eksperyans is one of Haiti's most famous bands. They have been mixing Haitian and Caribbean rhythms with rock and reggae since 1978. Boukman Eksperyans plays Lincoln Center Thursday, August 29, 2019 ~ Boukman plays a free concert at the David Rubenstein Atrium at 7:30pm. FREE Boukman Eksperyans Boukman Eksperyans sings in Haitian Creole with Carnival rhythms and … [Read more...] about Boukman Eksperyans, Haitian Folk Rock
Paradise Blue
The Off-Broadway premiere of Dominique Morisseau's Paradise Blue, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, is at The Signature Theatre in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan Tuesday - Sunday from April 24 - June 3, 2018. "Critics' Pick! Powerful and exciting! A truthful portrait of human suffering, awakening, and transformation in a gritty, changing city." ~ New York Magazine Get … [Read more...] about Paradise Blue