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KOMPA

A type of portuguese person that lacks intellectual acuity.
És mesmo um kompa seu autista do caralho
by Amigodokompa November 30, 2019
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Klompot

It's like chancla but instead of trowing a flip-flop/slipper you are trowing a Klomp (dutch wooden shoe).
look at that kids bruise, i bet his mom klompot him
by Lauw69 January 12, 2020
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Klomping

When you use your brute strength to hold your partner down and force them into submission and do butt stuff
There alot of klomping at Anthony's house
by Klomptastic April 19, 2020
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KompaForró

It's a hybrid style of music which incorporate elements of the Brazilian Forró singing and lyrical melodies and combine them with Haitian Kompa themes, Musical Structures and Instruments.

The rhythms is generally dance to a mid-tempo with a One, Two beat and an arrangements of Common time or a 4/4 time Signature and a slow tempo are kept around 96/ to 110 BPM (beats per minute,) which emphasize the song's melody and harmonies.

Key stylistic element:
Vocals include a blend of SingRapping, which are sung by lead Artist or singers, Backing Vocalist or a Rapper of Brazilian origin, who 'd contribute a (8 or 16 bar) Big guest verse

Unlike traditional Forró music which uses a large metal triangle, accordion, zabumba (Afro-Brazilian drum), bass drum and guitar (called the viola)

KompaForró musical instruments feature the use of electronic music technology, which include:

electromechanical such as Electric Guitars, synthedisers, EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument, Keytar, Drum machines, and Electronic Drum kits, Key board/Keytar, Electronic Guitar, Bass guitar, Keybass, Vocals, Chorus vocals, backing tracks with chanted vocals, Singable-Melodies, freestyle rap-like improvisations, Call and Response, percussions as well as MIDI technology.

KompForró music is played and danced with a partner in nightclubs from mainly the Brazilian and Haitian communities.

A notable label of this kind of KompaForró is Negre Marron Records which was founded in New York City 2018 by René Guemps.
I wonder how many Haitian Kompa Singers are going to crossover to KompaForró now?
by Negre Marron Records June 22, 2020
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Kompa Indirèk

Kompa Indirèk is a modern style of the Haitian Compas Direct (Haitian Créole Konpa Dirèk), “the percussion-heavy, rhythmic dance music“ of Haiti that emphasizes musical instruments and features very little or no singing with elements of Sook, KomPop, Compas and Blues, Frenglish R&B and Kompa-Forró.

The physical typical musical instruments are rarely used and are replaced to smaller outfits featuring the use of electronic music technology, such as Drums kits, Electric Bass, Keybass/ Electric Guitars, Keytars, Synthesiser, samplers, electronic percussion, backing track, Sequencers, Drum Machine, Loops, Sound effects, EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument, Keytar, Keybass, MIDI, Drum machines, Melody, Personal computers and Digital Audio Workstations (DAW).

Other elements which are played by electromechanical musical instruments include:
One soukous-like sinuous twining lead guitar and the other one is a trebly rhythm guitars and the pulsing repeated melodic basslines.

Some common structures and forms in Kompa Indirèk instrumentals are:

Intro Hook / Rhythm Hook / Drop Chorus / Rhythm Hook / Drop Chorus / Background Instrumental Hook / Drop Chorus / Outro Hook.

Any Music listeners who only enjoyed listening to Compas Direct or Zouk will also enjoy Kompa Indirèk

The term was coined in 2018 by René Guemps, the Founding member of NYC-based independent label Negre Marron Records.
Renée-La Mama just released a new Kompa Indirèk Instrumental EP yesterday
by Negre Marron Records July 28, 2020
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kwosp

Kwisp+woSP=KwoSP

1. taste of water
2. name
water tastes like KwoSP

hello KwoSP
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Khomphell

A TDS Contributor that loves to to brag about how he is in tenor doing Demon Swing emotes in TDS.
A: Hey look there is a gif of me Demon Swing emotes in TDS
B: Khomphell
by PhotonRBLX November 1, 2020
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