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. The band Lakou ...

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 2017 Jazz ...

The SumFest Mizik 2024 Festival marks the commencement of Haitian Heritage Month, announcing their return in 2024 with the theme "Bigger Than Us," heralding a vibrant celebration of Caribbean culture, ...

Initially started by Woodstock native Zach Niles and Haitian musicians Steeve Valcourt and Jonas Attis during the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake that decimated Haiti, lauded Haitian ...

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. Haiti was ...

DJ Koze, Lakou Mizik's Steeve Valcourt and Nero's Joseph Ray discuss Haitian musical spirituality and the parallels between Vodou ceremonies and nightclubs Drum patterns dripping in sunshine and ...

Leyla McCalla and Lakou Mizik performed at the Kehoe Iron Works building on Friday April 8, 2022, as part of the 2022 Savannah Music Festival.

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 ...