RaggaNaval is a form of Karnival
music that originated in Haiti in the 1990s.
The origins of the genre and term by famed Rap N Ragga group King Posse, First used in their Carnaval record titled (COOL NON) 1996.
During Haitian carnival season bands integrate many styles of
music into their sounds including: Kompa, spelled konpa in Haitian Creole, Rara, Rasin, Raboday, Rap, and Ragga which is Reggae rhydims Producers by studio musicians or
Beat/
track-maker wsot chevery bands or Rap N Ragga artist go to before the Karnival season to get their RaggaNaval.tracks.
The subgenre uses catchy melodies and rhythms which most Haitian usually relates to such as:Social economiy,
Relationship, Poverty, Injustice, Unity, Social disparities, Social gossip, and Political comments.
RaggaNaval is played on 90-120 bpm and is sung in Haitian Créole or Crenglish.
Typical instruments include:
Keyboard/Keytar, Bass guitars, Electric Drum set, Percussions, , loops, Brass instruments, Sequencers, Delays, Chanted Vocals (often with strong use of Chorus and Singable melodies), and Backing tracks.
It's played in outdoor
music festivals held in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and New
York City during the West Indian Parade on Labor Day.
As
well as in nightclubs from mainly the French-Creole and Crenglish speaking countries of the Caribbean, such as Haiti, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe Jaimaics, Trinidad and Tobago as
well as Canada,
France, Western Africa and Haitian communities in the Untited States.
