Port-au-Prince, Dec 10, 2025 (AFP) - Haitians dance with joy over UNESCO musical listing

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2025-12-10

From the bars of the capital Port-au-Prince to Haiti's most remote villages and its worldwide diaspora, people listen and dance to the sensual rhythms of compas. This musical source of pride among Haitians -- known as konpa or kompa in Creole -- is expected to be added by UNESCO to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list on Wednesday. "Today, compas is the main artistic (and) musical representation of Haiti abroad," said Frantz Duval, the director......

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