'n verwysing, nie 'n reëlboek nie
Die TimTim.Live presiderende Handves
Waarom hierdie projek bestaan, wat Konpa hier bedoel en hoe enigiemand wat help om dit voort te bring, die gesin, medewerkers of ' n toekomstige span in dieselfde gees kan neem waarin dit begin het.
Waarom dit bestaan
TimTim.Live exists to create joyful Konpa music that connects people, celebrates Haiti, and inspires curiosity about the world.
Through songs, stories, and cultural experiences, this is a living musical journey — not a finished catalog. It's meant to keep growing: new songs, new countries, new collaborators, for as long as anyone wants to carry it forward.
Wat Konpa hier bedoel
Konpa was created in Haiti in 1955 by saxophonist Nemours Jean-Baptiste, built for one purpose: to get a room full of people dancing together, no matter what else is going on outside.
In this project, Konpa is never just a genre label. It's the Haitian half of a Haitian-American story — Caribbean roots, colored by African guitar and reggae, shaped by decades of American life. Every song should feel like that specific person telling that specific truth, not a generic "world music" pastiche.
Die waardes wat nuwe werk rig
Werklike verhale, nie versindes nie
Elke lied, elke landblad, beskryf elke aantekeningboekinskrywing iets wat werklik gebeur het of wat nog eerlik is en wat nog steeds besig is om voort te gaan en wat nooit weer gevul is nie, nooit opgevul word nie.
Konpa - erfenis word erken, nie net gebruik nie
Noraurs Jean-Boptiste en die tradisie Konpa kom van sy naam, elke keer as takies die klank leen en dit sy geskiedenis skuld.
Elke lied is ' n geskenk, nie ' n produkblad nie
Die instink is altyd "wat dit aan 'n nuwe kultuur of' n nuwe vriend voorstel" voor "hoe verkoop dit. "
Diepte oor volume
Een liedjie met ' n ware verhaal, werklike lirieke, werklike vertalings en ' n werklike landverbinding klop tien vlak spore.
Wat nooit moet verander nie
- ●The Haitian-American identity at the center of it — this is not a generic "world music" brand and never should become one.
- ●Crediting Konpa's real origin (Nemours Jean-Baptiste, 1955 Haiti) whenever the genre is explained.
- ●Honesty in every number shown publicly — no inflated counts, no fabricated milestones, no backfilled history.
- ●Every song and country page staying free to experience — the music is a gift, not a paywall.
Wat aangespoor word om te evolueer
- →New genres and collaborators, as long as the Haitian-American throughline stays legible.
- →New languages, translations, and countries — the catalog is built to grow this way from day one.
- →New formats: video, live performance, education, community covers — anything that makes a song a living experience rather than a static track.
- →The tools and platforms this runs on. The values above matter far more than any particular tech stack.
Vir toekomstige bewaarders
If you're reading this because you've inherited this project, or you're helping carry it forward: you don't need to guess what would have been wanted. Use this page.
When a decision doesn't have an obvious answer, ask which choice serves the person listening to a song for the first time — not which choice is easiest to build or most impressive to announce.
When in doubt about whether something belongs, the test is simple: does it help someone discover, perform, or share the Konpa story — or does it just add noise around it?