This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. To conclude our archive series R&B, Rockabilly and Early Rock 'n' Roll, we have the interview I recorded with Allen Toussaint, who was in our studio at the piano ...

Born into slavery, Toussaint Louverture rose to lead a revolution that crushed Napoleon’s forces. His victories created the world’s first Black republic Scam kingpins who ran billion-dollar criminal ...

While Allen Toussaint was putting the finishing touches on a concept album in 1975, he made one last-minute addition that would change everything. “Southern Nights” was a more personal song for ...

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He’s gone from seat belt to title belt. Long Island school bus driver Wendy Toussaint is moving at a mile a minute, moonlighting as a champion boxer. “The kids get so excited about it, they always ...

Partial view of the empty main terminal at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. U.S. carriers canceled flights on March 4, 2024 and resumed ...

An airport in southwestern Haiti is ready to receive international flights for the first time, officials said Wednesday, adding a safer option for commercial airlines that have halted all flights to ...

So, you see, there’s this wonderful story involving the late New Orleans musical impresario Allen Toussaint. A Wall Street Journal review mentioned it on Feb. 19, but not the way I heard it more than ...

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Postal Service has unveiled a new Black Heritage Series Forever Stamp honoring legendary New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint (1938-2015), a visionary whose work in jazz, R&B, ...

The Toussaint Louverture Cultural Center (TLCC) of Massachusetts, a new hub for Haitian culture in Boston next to TD Garden, is planning to open to the public for the first time on Thurs., Feb. 13. An ...

Renowned New Orleans composer, pianist and producer Allen Toussaint will be honored with his picture on a postage stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced. His stamp was designed by a postal ...

The country’s security situation has deteriorated even further since Monday when at least three planes were shot at, forcing the closure of its main airport. By Frances Robles Haitian gang leaders ...