Category Archives: Haiti Music

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A week after the devastating earthquake in Haiti on January 12, Katherine Charles called an emergency meeting.

There are three events tonight at Albright College that are free and open to the public. Mindy Lancaster Trzcinski, a 2002 Albright graduate, will talk about her responsibilities as a scientist in the FBI crime laboratory during a presentation tonight … Continue reading →

The next archbishop of Miami rides a Harley, speaks several languages, listens to Cuban and Haitian music and has a passion for the poor. The Most Rev. Thomas Wenski, named to his new post on Tuesday, is also known for … Continue reading →

VAIL, Colorado – If all goes well, Scotty Stoughton of Vail’s Samana Lounge will be hauling a big bag full of soccer balls, Frisbees and coloring books to Haiti later this month. Stoughton is catching a flight to the island … Continue reading →

FINE wine and a taste of Haitian cooking were among the things attracting hundreds of people to a Radlett farm today (Saturday) for a miniature festival in aid of Unicef.

Wow, it’s another weekend packed with international music events. Here are some highlights. Asha Bhosle and Sudesh Bhosle with R.D Burman’s band at DAR Constitution Hall , 1776 D. St. NW . You’ve heard Cornershop ’s “Brimful of Asha”—now hear … Continue reading →

VAIL, Colorado – If all goes well, Scotty Stoughton of Vail’s Samana Lounge will be hauling a big bag full of soccer balls, Frisbees and coloring books to Haiti later this month. Stoughton is catching a flight to the island … Continue reading →

Hebrew cantorial prayers, Christian choral music, Sufi poetry, the Quran sung in Arabic and Ginan devotionals — South Asian hymns of the Ismaili Muslim sect — are rarely heard in a single setting.

Haiti’s Petionville Club used to be frequented by the elite of the elite. But after the Jan. 12 earthquake the crowded capital’s greenest spot has been transformed into a rainbow of multicolored tents, tarps, bed sheets, and cardboard used in … Continue reading →