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A fusion of Haitian Kompa, French Carribean Zouk and Central African popular Music which is sung in Haitian- Creole & French Caribbean lyrics.
The name is a portmanteau of the Haitian Kompa , AftoBeat at and Zouk music originating from French-Creole and Crenglish speaking countries of the Caribbean, the Antilles such as Haiti, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe as well as Canada, France and some cities in North and South America (especially New York City and Miami) It is also found in Western & Central Africa ,such as Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire , Cape Verde.
KompAfro-Soul is played in nightclubs from mainly the French-Creole speaking countries of the Caribbean.
Typical instruments are:
Bass guitar, Drum set, Vocals, Chorus vocals, Keytar, Keybass, Rhythm electric guitar(s), Lead guitar, Saxophone(s), Trumpet(s), Trombone(s), E-Synthesizer/keyboards, Rhythm conga #1, Rhythm conga #2, Solo (lead) Conga Akuba, Yoruba congas, Ostinatos. Hooks, Harmonic melodies, Gbedu,
Sticks/claves, Shekere and backing tracks with chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, syncopated groove percussions as well as MIDI technology,
A notable label of this kind of KomPAfro-Zouk Music is Negre Marron Records which was founded in New York City 2018 by René Guemps
The name is a portmanteau of the Haitian Kompa , AftoBeat at and Zouk music originating from French-Creole and Crenglish speaking countries of the Caribbean, the Antilles such as Haiti, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe as well as Canada, France and some cities in North and South America (especially New York City and Miami) It is also found in Western & Central Africa ,such as Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire , Cape Verde.
KompAfro-Soul is played in nightclubs from mainly the French-Creole speaking countries of the Caribbean.
Typical instruments are:
Bass guitar, Drum set, Vocals, Chorus vocals, Keytar, Keybass, Rhythm electric guitar(s), Lead guitar, Saxophone(s), Trumpet(s), Trombone(s), E-Synthesizer/keyboards, Rhythm conga #1, Rhythm conga #2, Solo (lead) Conga Akuba, Yoruba congas, Ostinatos. Hooks, Harmonic melodies, Gbedu,
Sticks/claves, Shekere and backing tracks with chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, syncopated groove percussions as well as MIDI technology,
A notable label of this kind of KomPAfro-Zouk Music is Negre Marron Records which was founded in New York City 2018 by René Guemps
Have you heard? Negre Marron Records' teaming up with Evy Keys to collaborate on their first KompAfro-Zouk records.
by Negre Marron Records October 9, 2019
Get the KompAfro-Zoukmug. FolKompa is a sub-genre of Haitian Folk Music which combines elements of
Kompa, Affranchi; Kontradans: Méringue; Rara; Twoubadou: Konpa /Compas : Mini-jazz; Haitian rock (rock kreyòl: Mizik rasin (Roots music) and Rabôday.
Traditional instruments are:
drums, electric bass guitar, conga, guitars, gūiras, keyborard, vaksen (bamboo) Kòne, trumpets, Keyboards, Trumpet, Trombone, saxophones, backing track and vocals
FolKompa Musicians usually sing about society problems which include difficult topics such as poverty , their struggles/frustration or social disparities and are mostly done in French-Haitian Creole.
Kompa, Affranchi; Kontradans: Méringue; Rara; Twoubadou: Konpa /Compas : Mini-jazz; Haitian rock (rock kreyòl: Mizik rasin (Roots music) and Rabôday.
Traditional instruments are:
drums, electric bass guitar, conga, guitars, gūiras, keyborard, vaksen (bamboo) Kòne, trumpets, Keyboards, Trumpet, Trombone, saxophones, backing track and vocals
FolKompa Musicians usually sing about society problems which include difficult topics such as poverty , their struggles/frustration or social disparities and are mostly done in French-Haitian Creole.
Jake,
"Hey marie is it true that FolKompa music is use a way yo “voye pwen,” which in English literally means “sending the point?"
Marie,
" Yeah Jake,
Voye pwen aims to sing around a controversial topic, encircling it in blame but not actually accusing an issue outright."
"Hey marie is it true that FolKompa music is use a way yo “voye pwen,” which in English literally means “sending the point?"
Marie,
" Yeah Jake,
Voye pwen aims to sing around a controversial topic, encircling it in blame but not actually accusing an issue outright."
by Negre Marron Records September 30, 2018
Get the FolKompamug. The name is a portmanteau of Disco and Kompa, a sub-genre of Haitian Kompa music which combines elements of Disco music.
Characterised by typical instruments:
basslines, Horns. Keyboard, Synthesizers, Four-on-the-floor" Beats, Electric rhythm guitars, drum-kit bass drum, Hi-hat cymbal, syncopated, and string sections, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Hooks, Ostinatos, and (Vamps),
Played in nightclubs from mainly the French-Creole and Crenglish speaking countries of the Caribbean, such as Haiti, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe and as well as France, Canada, Western Africa, and Haitian Communities in the US.
The sub-genre was developed by Negre Marron Records' founder René Guemps on Dember, 2018
Characterised by typical instruments:
basslines, Horns. Keyboard, Synthesizers, Four-on-the-floor" Beats, Electric rhythm guitars, drum-kit bass drum, Hi-hat cymbal, syncopated, and string sections, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Hooks, Ostinatos, and (Vamps),
Played in nightclubs from mainly the French-Creole and Crenglish speaking countries of the Caribbean, such as Haiti, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe and as well as France, Canada, Western Africa, and Haitian Communities in the US.
The sub-genre was developed by Negre Marron Records' founder René Guemps on Dember, 2018
by Negre Marron Records December 22, 2018
Get the DiskOmpamug. KompaChata a non-mainstream Creole Bachata music inspired by Haitians in the Batey La luisa of the Dominican Rep, a small rural community where mostly Haitians live
by Negre Marron Records September 2, 2018
Get the KompaChatamug. Used by Haitian to speak to other Haitians who understand or speak both languages or parts of Creole and Spanish in Chile, Cuba, Puerto Rico and certain part of the United States Washington Heights (NYC) and Little Miami (Florida) but mainly in the Batey La luisa of the Dominican Rep, a small rural community where mostly Haitians live,
It's actually speaking Creole and Español at the same time by alternating from one language to another every 2 or 4 words.
Any Haitians who live in in the Dominican Republic for more than 5 years - speak CreoSpañol to one another every time they meet, greet or speak over the phone, text messaging even when they chat or when making comments online.
It's actually speaking Creole and Español at the same time by alternating from one language to another every 2 or 4 words.
Any Haitians who live in in the Dominican Republic for more than 5 years - speak CreoSpañol to one another every time they meet, greet or speak over the phone, text messaging even when they chat or when making comments online.
How Dominican Haitians, greet each other in the street of Washington Heights in CreoSpañol.
Jose,
"¿Oye Renélo-Meme! Sak Pase mi hermanito?"
Renélo-Meme
”Nap boule, piti, piti Muchacho. ”
Jose,
"¿Oye Renélo-Meme! Sak Pase mi hermanito?"
Renélo-Meme
”Nap boule, piti, piti Muchacho. ”
by Negre Marron Records January 29, 2019
Get the CreoSpañolmug. by Negre Marron Records October 17, 2018
Get the KompaLiciousmug. RaRap is the Haitian Rara style of the Rap Kreyòl music.
The name is a portmanteau of the Rara (Haitian Roots) and Rap music originating from French-Creole and Crenglish speaking countries of the Caribbean, the Antilles such as Haiti, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, as well as Canada, France, Western Africa and Haitian communities in the Untited States most notably New Orleans - which are sung by artists of Haitian decent.
Usually the artist Raps over hardcore Rara beats which get its stylistic origin fromHaitian Root Music that's played with Verses, Choruses, Hooks, Singable Melody, Riff/Vamps.
Characterized by and performed on traditional musical instruments which are played only by musicians of Haitian origin include:
Voodoo drums, Metal trumpets which are made from recycled metal, bamboo trumpets, Vaksin (vaccine) the vaccine perform repeating patterns in hocket and often strike their instruments rhythmically with a stick while blowing into them,
But now a days the Haitian folk instruments are rarely used, they're replaced by electromechanical. instruments such as Drum Machine Keyboard/Keytar, Bass guitars, KeyBass, Drum set, Percussions, Loops, Sequencers which make RaRap much easier and less expensive to produce than Rara music performed on traditional Haitian folk musical instruments.
A notable label of this kind of RaRap Music is Negre Marron Records which was founded in New York City 2018 by René Guemps
The name is a portmanteau of the Rara (Haitian Roots) and Rap music originating from French-Creole and Crenglish speaking countries of the Caribbean, the Antilles such as Haiti, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, as well as Canada, France, Western Africa and Haitian communities in the Untited States most notably New Orleans - which are sung by artists of Haitian decent.
Usually the artist Raps over hardcore Rara beats which get its stylistic origin fromHaitian Root Music that's played with Verses, Choruses, Hooks, Singable Melody, Riff/Vamps.
Characterized by and performed on traditional musical instruments which are played only by musicians of Haitian origin include:
Voodoo drums, Metal trumpets which are made from recycled metal, bamboo trumpets, Vaksin (vaccine) the vaccine perform repeating patterns in hocket and often strike their instruments rhythmically with a stick while blowing into them,
But now a days the Haitian folk instruments are rarely used, they're replaced by electromechanical. instruments such as Drum Machine Keyboard/Keytar, Bass guitars, KeyBass, Drum set, Percussions, Loops, Sequencers which make RaRap much easier and less expensive to produce than Rara music performed on traditional Haitian folk musical instruments.
A notable label of this kind of RaRap Music is Negre Marron Records which was founded in New York City 2018 by René Guemps
Hey Darlene!
I never thought that you could dance Rarap Music like this, I love how well you twerk and whine to it,
I never thought that you could dance Rarap Music like this, I love how well you twerk and whine to it,
by Negre Marron Records September 28, 2019
Get the RaRapmug.