Kompa

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Kompa (Compas)
Stylistic origins: Influences from Merengue music, some jazz elements as well as significant Cuban (Cuban Son) and African rhythms.
Cultural origins: Haiti
Typical instruments: Guitar, Accordion, French horn, Trumpet, modern Synthesizer
Mainstream popularity: Much in Haiti (moderate popularity in the rest of the Caribbean as well as several U.S cities), enjoyed highest popularity during the '60s and '70s
Subgenres
Cadence rampa
Fusion genres
Zouk - Zouk-love
Other topics
Music of Haiti - Nemours Jean Baptiste - Haïtian Kréyòl

Kompa (sometimes written Compas Direct, konpa direk, konpa compas or compa) is a musical genre as well as a dance that originates from Haïti. It was first explicitly named «Compas Direct» by Nemours Jean-Baptiste on a recording released in 1955. The name derives from compas, the Spanish word meaning rhythm or tone. It involves mostly medium-to-fast tempo beats with an emphasis on electric guitars, synthesizers, and either a solo alto saxophone, a horn section or the synthesizer equivalent. Unlike zouk, the lyrics are mostly in Haitian Creole, and it has a faster rhythm than zouk.

In North America, kompa festivals take place frequently in Montreal, New York, Miami, Jacmel and Boston.

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