The poorest country in the western hemisphere is still rich in one thing - music. Hear the suave and subtle mini-jazz bands of the belle epoch, rowdy rara (carnival) groups, shanty town rappers and vodou punks.
Andy Kershaw 'can't seem to keep away from Haiti' - you can hear Andy Kershaw on Sunday nights on Radio 3.
Listen to the whole programme (22'35) or click on any of the tracks to the left.
Marasa Elu
by RAM
album: Songs from the Last Testament
成人快手 Session Richard Morse brings together vodou rhythms with punk rock.
Ti Yannick
by Les Fantaisistes De Carrefour
album: En Tourn茅 Volume 2
Mini Records (USA) Mini-jazz compas from the 60s, the worst years of Papa Doc's terror.
Ayiti Pa Fore
by Manno Charlemagne
album: Konbit (Burning Rhythms of Haiti)
A&M records (UK) ''The Haitian Bob Marley', celebrating the fall of Baby Doc in 1986.
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