Compas Music

By the 1940s, the big bands were the norm. Compas was born circa 1955 with the help of Nemours Jean Baptiste who with his saxophone lead his band and coined the phrase "konpa Direk". Among the music and dances that developed in the wake of the dominant African styles was the Haitian Compas, much like the Dominican merengue though with a melodic sense that gives it a feel similar to early 20th-century ragtime music.

 
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10th Annual Compas Festival
Price$35.00 In Advace Online Ticket SalesShowtime4:00pm to 12:00am LineupBack Up, Brothers Posse, Carimi, Djakout, Hang out,  Kreyol La,  Ma...

-Kick Off Party Carimi & Tvice
KIck OFF Party Friday May 16th 2008 Carimi & T-Vice All Black Party Club Space34 NE 11 STREETMiami FL for info : 305 945 8814

KIck OFF Party Djakout & Kreyol La
KIck OFF Party Friday May 16th 2008DjaKout & Kreyol La All White AffairClub 90 Degree90 NE 11th streetDowntown MIAMIFor Info 305 945 8814 

KIck OFF Party Ram & Gabel
Kick  Off Party Ram & Gabel Friday May 16th 2008Marabou Cafe 9940 Pines BlvdPembroke Pines , FL 33024

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Haitian Compas Festival Repeatedly Delivers What Fans Crave
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Miami, FL – "The 10th Annual Compas Festival" will level Miami's Bicentennial Park on Saturday May 17, 2008 with the Cre...

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