July 26 Soon to Be Recognized as Compas Day in New York

Rita Joseph, Brooklyn City Council member for the 40th District, has introduced Resolution 987 aimed at officially recognizing July 26 as “Haitian Konpa Day” across New York City’s five boroughs.

July 26 Soon to Be Recognized as Compas Day in New York

Rita Joseph, membre du conseil municipal de New York

Rita Joseph, Brooklyn City Council member for the 40th District, has introduced Resolution 987 aimed at officially recognizing July 26 as “Haitian Konpa Day” across New York City’s five boroughs. This initiative celebrates Haiti’s emblematic musical genre and its central role within the New York diaspora.

July 26 holds particular significance: it marks the founding date, in 1968, of Tabou Combo, one of the most influential groups in Haitian compas. Since its emergence in the 1950s under the leadership of ban

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