Although not actively updated since 2005, this source provides a great resource about music from around the world. Listen as British world music radio host Andy Kershaw gives background on the Haiti, its history, and its music, and then plays sample tracks in different musical styles, from rara bands to kompa to rap from the slums of Port-au-Prince. Kershaw's comments are in English; the vocal selections are in Haitian Creole.

Concepts

world music, haiti

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Additional Tags

kreyol, vodou, bbc, haitian creole, haitian kreyol, haitian music, music of the americas

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

• This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information