Blog August 9, 2016
Haitian Broadcasters Find A Way to Be Heard in Brooklyn
This piece was originally posted on PRI.org
There is a stretch of Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn that has a Haitian radio station on every block—Radio Soleil, Radyo Pa Nou, Triomphe, Omega, Independans. Some sport bright awnings like the neighboring beauty salons and take-out spots, others operate discreetly on residential side streets, but they all broadcast the sounds of Kreyòl conversations and konpa music.
