Haitian band Lakou Mizik's new album is called Leave the Bones. Member Steeve Valcourt and musician Joseph Ray, who collaborated with the band, talk with NPR's Scott Simon about it.

Haitian band Lakou Mizik is out with its second album — a dazzling set of collaborations with New Orleans musicians, celebrating the close musical and cultural ties between the two places.

On Jan. 12, 2010, Haiti was rocked by a powerful earthquake that left devastation unequaled in modern memory. “It was the end of the world, because we’d never seen something like that — the ...

The mix of konpa and mizik rasin artists at his Memorial Day weekend festival is intentional, said Pierre-Pierre, who questions whether konpa, with its often gentle winding grooves and street ...

Lakou Mizik are a multi-generational Haitian collective that combine traditional Haitian styles like vodou, Rara, and compro with world music adventurousness. The band formed in the wake of the ...

Lakou Mizik is a collection of nine Haitian musicians ranging in age from their early 20s to their late 60s. The group is all about rediscovering the roots of Haitian music. As the world continues to ...

Lakou Mizik’s first appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival sparked an album. The Haitian music collective had just released its debut, “Wa Di Yo,” in 2016 and stopped at the ...

In an effort to collect a kind of tasting menu of popular Haitian music, we’ve put together a Spotify playlist with a little of everything, and something for everyone.

Haitian Band Entertains Fellow Passengers Stuck on Plane for Six Hours Band members of Lakou Mizik were among the passengers whose flight was delayed at Chicago's O'Hare airport. The Haitian band ...

Haitian band Lakou Mizik's new album is called Leave the Bones. Member Steeve Valcourt and musician Joseph Ray, who collaborated with the band, talk with NPR's Scott Simon about it.