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KompaRific

KompaRific is the way Haitian party-goer feels after dancing a night of dancing to Haitian Kompa and beat music
Yo Booloo!
The DJ just played one of Bijon's newest Kompa and Beat Singlea at the club, that shit made feel

so KompaRific bro.I think IMA download it on Google Play.
by Negre Marron Records October 17, 2018
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KomParody

KomParody is the Haitian Kompa music style of the Pariody which is a "counter-song", an imitation with a twist designed to ridicule another original song

It refers to a reworking of a composition into another in which musical ideas or lyrics are lifted into a different

Musical KomParodies imitate or
make fun of, or comment on an original work or the style of a kompa and Beat artist, or even a general style of Kompa music.

KomParody usually has humorous, even satirical intent it also often utilises incongruous elements of Haitian Pop culture for comedic effect.
This song is a KomParody of the french song (Si J'étais Président) which means in English (If I was President) by Gérard Lenorman.
by Negre Marron Records November 6, 2018
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KompArefait

KompArefait, is a Haitian Kompa cover or replayed version of vintage or old-school Haitian Kompa songs that are sang in French-Creole.

The name is a portmanteau of Kompa and (Refait) which stands for remake in French, or (Konparefè) in Haitian Creole.

It's a new performance or recording by someone other than the original artist or composer of a previously recorded, commercially released song.

Usually, the recording process include a lead singer, back up vocalists and one or two other musicians singing over a backing track composed by session or studio musicians who happen to add their tracks one by one from remote location.

A notable ensemble for this kind of collaboration work is Gimpsy! Gimpsi! Gimpsé!, a collective of Kompa and Beat session musicians based in New York City.
The musicians are often used as "ghost players" on many Kompa recordings.
Wow! Who would've thought that the new KompArefait versions of all those old-school recordings of Haitian female singers from the early 70s and 80s would become more popular with the new generations of Haitian kids than the originals?
by Negre Marron Records November 23, 2018
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KompTronix

KompTronix is the Haitian KompAvant-Garde style of Vintage Euro-American 80s music.

A brand of compilation series featuring young and modern musicians performing reimaging 80s version of popular songs mixed with Haitian KompAvant'Garde Music.

Characterized by Electronic Music Technology or Electronic Musical Instruments such as Modern synthesizers, Sequencers, Sampler, Loops, Drum machines, Keyboard
(DX7), Bass slaps, Keytar, Electric guitar, Bass guitar, Vocaloid, Vocals, Chorus Vocals, Melody, synths, cascading harmonies, MIDI, Personal computers and Digital Audio Workstations (DAW), Backing Track, sound effects, and a synthetic sax solos.

The speed of KompTronix is between 80 and 110 BPM. (Anything higher or lower is unacceptable)

It's played in dance clubs and outdoor music festivals by mainly French-Creole and Crenglish speaking DJs.

Distributing KompTronix Music require the agreement of record labels and other owners of artists' rights for the Composition of the lyrics and the melodies.

The origins of the genre and term was pioneered by Negre. Marron Records' CEO and label Director René Guemps in New York City (2018)
MiAlda's KompTronix Single is a hit in all the French Caribbean Countries including France, US and Canada.
by Negre Marron Records December 22, 2018
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KompRap

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.
Have you heard Kri-T-Kal's KompRap Single yet?" "Yeah Bro, I love that style of Music.
by Negre Marron Records November 24, 2019
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KomproMatt

Named after a British Politician (Matt Hancock) captured in a passionate embrace on CCTV.
How did the tabloid get those CCTV images of Matt Hancock? Not sure but there something iffy about that KomproMatt.
by Reefknot June 26, 2021
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komoire

It’s a name given give to boys coming from ROYAL families of the BAYOLE clan of Uganda

It’s meaning is “honor”
Komoire Ashiraf is the crown prince of the Bayole kingdom
by Information Desk. Ug November 23, 2021
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