Negre Marron Foundation whose acronym is (NMF), a separate organization founded by Negre Marron Publishing, aiming to empower, educate, and enable sustainability within the Haitian music industry.
Negre Marron Foundation is established with a mission to provide support for young Haitians musicians.
Negre Marron Foundation is established with a mission to provide support for young Haitians musicians.
by Negre Marron Records July 11, 2019
The name derived from Kompa the popular music originated on the island of Haiti, is a Dance Studio located New York City that offers many styles of Kompa dancing which include:
Kompa and Beat, KomPassion (Also known as "Kompa Love", "Kizomba" Kompa Gouyad or just "Zouk",) KomPadou, Kompa-Rengue, Salsa-Kompa, KompaChata, Kompa-Ragga, and KompAfro and Beat.
Kompa! Kompa! Kompa! Dance Studio offer classes for all levels. Whether you are a beginner Kompa dancer or an advanced dancer,
Kompa! Kompa! Kompa! Dance Studio offers many different classes during the week. Classes range from Kompa on the 1 and "Private 1 on 1 dance session" which runs for 1 hour long and features a male or female instructor.
Kompa on the 1 and 2 "group classes" which are run for 2 hours long and features male and female instructors.
Each class is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to Kompa dance which include, Kompa etiquette, floorcraft, leading/following techniques
and partner safety.
Kompa and Beat, KomPassion (Also known as "Kompa Love", "Kizomba" Kompa Gouyad or just "Zouk",) KomPadou, Kompa-Rengue, Salsa-Kompa, KompaChata, Kompa-Ragga, and KompAfro and Beat.
Kompa! Kompa! Kompa! Dance Studio offer classes for all levels. Whether you are a beginner Kompa dancer or an advanced dancer,
Kompa! Kompa! Kompa! Dance Studio offers many different classes during the week. Classes range from Kompa on the 1 and "Private 1 on 1 dance session" which runs for 1 hour long and features a male or female instructor.
Kompa on the 1 and 2 "group classes" which are run for 2 hours long and features male and female instructors.
Each class is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to Kompa dance which include, Kompa etiquette, floorcraft, leading/following techniques
and partner safety.
by Negre Marron Records December 01, 2018
KomPaoké-Dirèk is the Haitian style of the Karaoke , characterised by amateur singers singing along a recorded Kompa and Beat music (a music video) using a microphone.
Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol, changing color, or music video images, to guide the singer.
The music is typically an instrumental version of popular Kompa and Beat and KomPassion songs - sung in Kompaoké Bars & Lounges by Haitian, Martinicans, Dominicans (Dominca) and Guadeloupean amateur Singers in French/Creole or sometimes Crenglish (Cranglais) as well as Frenglish (Franglais).
The only difference is, unlike other regular Karaoke, you can just play the popular game called "Kamikaze Karaoke" or "Karaoke Roulett" .
As Our genres are limited to just Kompa and Beat and KomPassion music.
That said, participants cannot call up an Zook or Rasin eongs that none of the participants can sing..
Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol, changing color, or music video images, to guide the singer.
The music is typically an instrumental version of popular Kompa and Beat and KomPassion songs - sung in Kompaoké Bars & Lounges by Haitian, Martinicans, Dominicans (Dominca) and Guadeloupean amateur Singers in French/Creole or sometimes Crenglish (Cranglais) as well as Frenglish (Franglais).
The only difference is, unlike other regular Karaoke, you can just play the popular game called "Kamikaze Karaoke" or "Karaoke Roulett" .
As Our genres are limited to just Kompa and Beat and KomPassion music.
That said, participants cannot call up an Zook or Rasin eongs that none of the participants can sing..
Are you going to the Kompa Room Live to sing KomPaoké-Dirèk with us tonight Annabelle?
I heard they gonna let the audience sing for an hour before their regular show start?
I heard they gonna let the audience sing for an hour before their regular show start?
by Negre Marron Records November 02, 2018
K&B Radyo is the on air brand name for a radio station often referred to as “KOMPA AND BEAT RADYO” an online radio station that plays ETHNO KOMPA music, a fusion of traditional Haitian rhythms and modern beats sung by non-Haitian performers from around the world.
AI-powered music radio station K&B Radyo (stylized as “K&B Radio” as well as “K and B Radio”)
Negre Marron Records, a label René Guemps created, owns the radio station.
He also works as a radio producer and is a serial business owner and social entrepreneur.
The station uses a system that generates audio based on local market trends and events.
It is the first live internet radio station in the Haitian Diaspora that plays ETHNO KOMPA music exclusively.
The station has four Kompa programmes that cater to different tastes and mood -Including: THE KOMPA HOUR; Kompa Zone; Haiti Vibez; Kompa Mix; Zouk Radyo; and Radyo Ayiti.
THE KOMPA HOUR: A daily segment at 10 a.m. hosted by DJ Renée-La Ai and DJ René-Lo Ai (The AI Twins), who spotlight popular ETHNO KOMPA musicians.
One of them is Miss-Ter-i, whose song (FEELN GOOOD) is playing on the station right now.
AI-powered music radio station K&B Radyo (stylized as “K&B Radio” as well as “K and B Radio”)
Negre Marron Records, a label René Guemps created, owns the radio station.
He also works as a radio producer and is a serial business owner and social entrepreneur.
The station uses a system that generates audio based on local market trends and events.
It is the first live internet radio station in the Haitian Diaspora that plays ETHNO KOMPA music exclusively.
The station has four Kompa programmes that cater to different tastes and mood -Including: THE KOMPA HOUR; Kompa Zone; Haiti Vibez; Kompa Mix; Zouk Radyo; and Radyo Ayiti.
THE KOMPA HOUR: A daily segment at 10 a.m. hosted by DJ Renée-La Ai and DJ René-Lo Ai (The AI Twins), who spotlight popular ETHNO KOMPA musicians.
One of them is Miss-Ter-i, whose song (FEELN GOOOD) is playing on the station right now.
Q: I wonder if K&B Radyo will have to acquire a blanket license from their local performance rights organization (PRO), which collects and distributes royalties to songwriters and publishers
A: Yes, that is correct. K&B Radyo will have to pay both public performance and sound recording royalties for streaming music on their radio programmes
A: Yes, that is correct. K&B Radyo will have to pay both public performance and sound recording royalties for streaming music on their radio programmes
by Negre Marron Records March 13, 2023
The name is a portmanteau of Kompa and Patriot which stands for patriotic song which are sang in French-Creole by musisians of Haitian origin.
A KomPatriotic song may refer to "La Dessalinienne", the national anthem of Haiti, named in honor of Haiti's revolutionary leader and first ruler Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
characterised by typical instruments:
Brass, woodwinds, brassy horns, Sousaphone, (Trumpet & Trombone), Percussion, Piano, and soaring Strings (vVolin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass), Timpani, Snare drum, Bass drum, cymbals, tam-tam, Triangle, Tambourine, Xylophone.
Often played during parades to salute the Haitian military, Soccer games, in school during the raising of the Haitian Flag community gatherings, some even use tgem as alarms and Komphonics or their ring tones.
A KomPatriotic song may refer to "La Dessalinienne", the national anthem of Haiti, named in honor of Haiti's revolutionary leader and first ruler Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
characterised by typical instruments:
Brass, woodwinds, brassy horns, Sousaphone, (Trumpet & Trombone), Percussion, Piano, and soaring Strings (vVolin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass), Timpani, Snare drum, Bass drum, cymbals, tam-tam, Triangle, Tambourine, Xylophone.
Often played during parades to salute the Haitian military, Soccer games, in school during the raising of the Haitian Flag community gatherings, some even use tgem as alarms and Komphonics or their ring tones.
by Negre Marron Records December 20, 2018
KompRap, the name is a portmanteau of Kompa and Rap, a sub-genre of Kompa & Beat, commonly abbreviated as K&B, originating from the Haitian diaspora, which combines elements of old school Haitian Kompa with Creole Rap or Hip-Hop music.
Key stylistic element:
Vocals include a blend of singing, Rapping, Chant-Rapping, often in Crenglish or Franglish, and usually Feature a Lead artist, Backing Vocalist and a guest artist who 'd contribute a guest verse.
Common variants include the verse-Instrumental-verse form and the thirty-two-bar form, with a focus on
feature puns, play on words and suggestive phonetic combinations, but the lyrics often contain long series of lines each of which rhyme with each other.
Typical instruments are:
Modern synthesizer, Drum machine, Robotic voice, Key tar, KeyBass, EWI, Talkbox, Microphone, Saxophone, Electronic Drums, MIDI, Trumpet, Backing Track, Tombone, Backing track, DAW, Sampler, Loops, Drums kits, Electric Guitar, Bass guitar, DJ Set, Effects, Vocoder.
Other elements include:
Melodies, catchy hooks, Call and Response, Ostinatos, and a chorus that contrasts melodically, rhythmically and harmonically with the verse.
What makes KompRap interesting is that it alternates between a sung verse and an instrumental section.
All KompRap tracks always ends with an instrumental break.
A notable label of this kind of KompRap is Negre Marron Records which was founded in New York City 2018 by René Guemps.
Key stylistic element:
Vocals include a blend of singing, Rapping, Chant-Rapping, often in Crenglish or Franglish, and usually Feature a Lead artist, Backing Vocalist and a guest artist who 'd contribute a guest verse.
Common variants include the verse-Instrumental-verse form and the thirty-two-bar form, with a focus on
feature puns, play on words and suggestive phonetic combinations, but the lyrics often contain long series of lines each of which rhyme with each other.
Typical instruments are:
Modern synthesizer, Drum machine, Robotic voice, Key tar, KeyBass, EWI, Talkbox, Microphone, Saxophone, Electronic Drums, MIDI, Trumpet, Backing Track, Tombone, Backing track, DAW, Sampler, Loops, Drums kits, Electric Guitar, Bass guitar, DJ Set, Effects, Vocoder.
Other elements include:
Melodies, catchy hooks, Call and Response, Ostinatos, and a chorus that contrasts melodically, rhythmically and harmonically with the verse.
What makes KompRap interesting is that it alternates between a sung verse and an instrumental section.
All KompRap tracks always ends with an instrumental break.
A notable label of this kind of KompRap is Negre Marron Records which was founded in New York City 2018 by René Guemps.
by Negre Marron Records November 24, 2019
KOMPA DRILL often mistakenly referenced as CREOLE-Trap, is a combination of Haitian Kompa, and Sample Drill music.
Characteristic features of KOMPA DRILL production include rap-talk-singing, Flow, “kata” (rim shot) (tresillo, live drums, (typically 80 to 120 beats per minute, or BPM), catchy short riff, Autotune, loops, 808 glides, ear-catching and singable melodies with manipulated Background vocal.
KOMPA DRILL uses replayed samples of older Kompa tracks by composing derivative version of the sample played live by an actual studio or session musician, thus giving it a nostalgic yet modern twist.
Key stylistic elements:
Call and Response, Chant-Rap, Vocalese, Ostinatos and rapped lyrics originated from the real-life experiences (often rap-sing in Haitian French-Creole, Crenglish, and CreoSpañol, FranSpañol which usually feature a guest artist or who 'd contribute a guest verse.
Other elements include a 12 bar bridge section played with a 5/4 timing over Rasin Mizik, (Haitian roots music with more pop-based melodies).
The lyrical content of Kompa drill music tends to be bawdy, cryptic, gritty pithy, provocative and full of voye pwen,” or “sending a point.”
A notable label of this kind of Kompa Drill Music is Negre Marron Records, an Int-y Independent internet record label which was founded in New York City ) 2018) by Rene Guemps.
Characteristic features of KOMPA DRILL production include rap-talk-singing, Flow, “kata” (rim shot) (tresillo, live drums, (typically 80 to 120 beats per minute, or BPM), catchy short riff, Autotune, loops, 808 glides, ear-catching and singable melodies with manipulated Background vocal.
KOMPA DRILL uses replayed samples of older Kompa tracks by composing derivative version of the sample played live by an actual studio or session musician, thus giving it a nostalgic yet modern twist.
Key stylistic elements:
Call and Response, Chant-Rap, Vocalese, Ostinatos and rapped lyrics originated from the real-life experiences (often rap-sing in Haitian French-Creole, Crenglish, and CreoSpañol, FranSpañol which usually feature a guest artist or who 'd contribute a guest verse.
Other elements include a 12 bar bridge section played with a 5/4 timing over Rasin Mizik, (Haitian roots music with more pop-based melodies).
The lyrical content of Kompa drill music tends to be bawdy, cryptic, gritty pithy, provocative and full of voye pwen,” or “sending a point.”
A notable label of this kind of Kompa Drill Music is Negre Marron Records, an Int-y Independent internet record label which was founded in New York City ) 2018) by Rene Guemps.
I wonder if KOMPA DRILL producers will go after sample clearance from the right holders for all the Kompa instrumentals and vocal samples that they interpolate on their tracks Ante or post-Factum?
by Negre Marron Records December 07, 2022