25090: Hermantin(News)Haitian Compas Festival (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: leonie hermantin <lhermantin@hotmail.com>

Saturday

2p.m.

Legends of compas music

HAITIAN COMPAS FESTIVAL: Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd., Miami;
305-945-8814, 1-866-FLAGDAY (352-4429) or www.compasfestival.net; $30 in
advance

Celebrate Haitian pride in a big way at the seventh annual Compas Festival,
which will commemorate the 50th anniversary of compas music. Headlined by
the legendary compas band Tropicana, the festival also features performances
by CaRiMi, Nu Look, Zin, Djakout Mizik, Zenglen, Kassav, TanTan and Mika
Benjamin. Goes on till midnight.