Kompadou 

Kompadou is a sub genre of Haitian Kompa and Troubadour, an old style of music played mostly in the country side of Haiti

The only difference is most of thé typical instruments, which include:
Acoustic Guitar, accordion, tanbou, maracas, lamellophone, bass, banza, graj scraper, Tcha tcha, beatboxing are now replaced with Modern synthesizers, Drum machines, Keyboard/Keytar, Electric guitar, Bass guitar, Drums, Vocaloid, Auto-Tune, Personal computer, Sequencers, DAW, Backing track sound effects.and Vocals.

The coolest thing with Kompadou music is that NOW old school bands And musians can go back to songs they had recorded before and rerecord them as new Singles, EPs, LPs or entire albums where each song is performed in a different tune or style.

Reginald
"Yo Sheila!
Did you know that most Kompadou songs are about the bitterness and humor of love?"

Sheila
"Hell yeah, but most of the younger Kompa singers often use risqué or suggestive lyrics."

Reginald
"I hear you, Did you also know that sôme of the best Renditions of the old school KOMPA is found in Kompadou music."

Kompadou by Negre Marron Records October 12, 2018

KompAkoustik 

KompAkoustik, is the Haitian Acoustic Kompa style of the
MTV Unplugged which showcase Haitian musical artists playing a combination of their hit songs and covers with acoustic instruments or unplugged

Characterised by typical instruments:

acoustic guitar, Piano, bongos,

Upright bass, percussions,
congas, timbales, trumpet, trombone, claves, cowbell, maracas, güiro, Jam block, Beatbox, souble bass,

flute, saxophone, vibraphone, violin, tres, cuatro. Vocals and Chorus.

An KompAkoustik performance is a very important commercial event for Haitian Kompa musicians as it gives the bands a great opportunity to expand their audience by performing for crowds and it slso offer their fans a chance to experience favourite tunes in a new way.

Some KompAkoustik perfirmances are aired on Haitian televidions and some are streamed online-only.

Some perfornances take place in Haitian Lounged, Restaurants, from mainly the French-Creole speaking countries of the Caribbean, such as Haiti, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe as well as Canada, France and Western Africa and Haitian communities in the Untited States.
performances session are often filmed enf released in a video form and some live versions are released as singles on ITunes or Google Play.

Did you know that Haitian arist usually discuss the history, meaning and memories of the songs during their

KompAkoustik performances with their crowds.

KompAkoustik by Negre Marron Records October 19, 2018