This article is about the Haitian musical genre. For other uses, see Konpa and Compas (disambiguation).
Compas
Stylistic origins
Méringue
Cultural origins
1955, Haiti
Derivative forms
Cadence rampa
cadence-lypso
zouk
coladeira
Fusion genres
Champeta
kizomba
soca
reggaeton
Regional scenes
North America (esp. Haiti,[1] the French West Indies, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, Panama and the Dominican Republic)
Portugal
France
South America (esp. Brazil and Colombia)
Music of Haiti
General topics
Related articles
Genres
Cadence
Kompa
Gospel
Hip hop
Kontradans
Méringue
Mini-jazz
Mizik rasin
Rabòday
Rara
Rara tech
Rock
Twoubadou
Vodou drumming
Zouk
Media and performance
Music awards
Haitian Music Award
Music festivals
Carnival
Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem
La Dessalinienne
Other
Haïti Chérie (Patriotic song)
Regional music
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba and the Dutch Antilles
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Bonaire
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Curaçao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
French Guiana
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guyana
Jamaica
Louisiana
Martinique
Montserrat
Panama
Puerto Rico
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos
Virgin Islands
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Compas (French pronunciation:[kɔ̃pa]), also known as compas direct in French, konpa dirèk in Haitian Creole,[2] or simply konpa but most commonly as Kompa is a modern méringue dance music genre of Haiti.[1] The genre was popularized by Nemours Jean-Baptiste following the creation of Ensemble Aux Callebasses in 1955, which became Ensemble Nemours Jean-Baptiste in 1957. The frequent tours of the many Haitian bands have cemented the style in all the Caribbean. Therefore, compas is the main music of several countries such as Dominica and the French Antilles.[3] Whether it is called zouk, where French Antilles artists of Martinique and Guadeloupe have taken it, or konpa in places where Haitian artists have toured, this méringue style is influential in part of[4] the Caribbean, Portugal, Cape Verde, France, part of Canada, South and North America.[5][6][7]
^ abHall, Michael R. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Haiti. Scarecrow Press. p. 69. ISBN 9780810878105. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^Sam Bleakley; J. S. Callahan (2012). Surfing Tropical Beats. Alison Hodge Publishers. p. 149. ISBN 9780906720851.
^All Music Guide 1997. World Music. French Antilles p901 Published by Backbeat Book CA. Caribbean Music Styles
^Coupé Cloué and other Haitian bands touted the French Antilleans and have further exposed the Konpa Direct style
^Manuel, Peter (2006). Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 1-59213-463-7.
^Gage Averill (1997). Caribbean Current: A day for the hunter. A day for the prey. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press.
^Peter Manuel (1988). Popular Musics of the Non-Western World. Oxford University Press. pp. 72–74.
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