Musicians and cultural ambassadors mark first ‘Haitian Konpa Day’ in New York

Musicians and cultural ambassadors mark first ‘Haitian Konpa Day’ in New York

BROOKLYN, NY — Lakòl made a huge splash when its “Ole, Ole” Konpa music video appeared on MTV, sandwiched between Michael Jackson and Madonna hits. Thanks to the daring of a Haitian music marketer who happened to work at the TV station at the time. A future Phantoms frontman, when he was a teen playing music at church, had to sneak out of his family’s fire escape to go play secretly with a djaz, Konpa band, in nightclubs.  Tabou Combo, whose for…