Kompa
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Kompa is a popular Haitian dance music genre known for its smooth, guitar-driven rhythms and strong influence on Caribbean and diasporic music styles.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haitian music genre
ⓘ
music genre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Compas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Compas direct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Haitian diaspora communities
ⓘ
Haitian popular culture ⓘ nightclubs ⓘ social dancing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Haitian Creole culture ⓘ |
| danceStyle |
close embrace
ⓘ
partner dance ⓘ |
| derivative |
digital compas
ⓘ
nouveau compas ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
guitar-driven sound
ⓘ
horn arrangements ⓘ partner dancing ⓘ prominent bass lines ⓘ romantic lyrics ⓘ smooth rhythms ⓘ steady danceable beat ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | compas love ⓘ |
| influenced |
Afro-zouk
ⓘ
Cape Verdean coladeira ⓘ Caribbean dance music ⓘ French Caribbean pop ⓘ Haitian diaspora music ⓘ modern Haitian pop ⓘ zouk ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
ⓘ
Haitian Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStructure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| pioneer | Nemours Jean-Baptiste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | dance music ⓘ |
| rhythmicPattern | syncopated ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
Afro-Caribbean rhythms
ⓘ
Caribbean music ⓘ Haitian méringue ⓘ Latin music ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
congas ⓘ drum set ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
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