"I just had a class, and all 25 women asked, 'Where are the guys?' We need more men. My Gs, you need to come through," Michael O'Brian Kibe, a certified Kompa instructor, says in one of the many ...

Her students call her incredible. And it goes both ways. “I don’t know; I had dreams of doing a particular job,” said Natalie Kompa. “I liked helping people, hearing their stories, solving problems. I ...

Every Tuesday night for 15 years now, lovers of Haitian culture gather under strobe lights at a Lower East Side rooftop lounge to dance to kompa music from a variety of DJs. But there is a lot more ...

Haitian konpa star Richard Cave performs with his band KAI on Friday, June 20, 2025, at “Sounds of Little Haiti” in Miami, Florida. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com A month after igniting the crowd ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The diverse communities in Tampa Bay have exposed residents to several dance genres including salsa, hip hop and modern. During Black History Month, there’s another genre and dance style ...