Colorful rara bands and dancers bring Gonaïves to life as the city launches its vibrant pre-Easter celebrations.

A book group in the Seacoast is an unlikely host for a group of Haitian musicians coming to town for a fundraiser.

Cius, who was born in Haiti and moved to Dorchester at age 6, has been dancing since his days as a high school student at Cambridge Rindge and Latin, where he first “caught the bug” for ...