Did you know? Haiti doesn’t “speak Igbo,” but the country still carries traces of the Igbo language in its music, spirituality, and oral traditions, a legacy of the thousands of Igbo people taken there during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Certain Haitian chants and songs preserve sounds, expressions, and rhythms that reflect Igbo heritage. It’s not a full language, it’s a cultural fingerprint that survived across centuries. When you listen closely, the diaspora still speaks. Igbo roots run dee