Konpa
Haiti's national dance music
Konpa (tónda stavað Kompa) er Haitis lands dans-music genre, stovnað í 1955 av Nemours Jean-Baptiste. Hendan er ein sløktur, gróði, miðtælki Karibísk groovur, til at fylla ein danssbotn, sem er borðað ímillum dag í haiti.
Og stavað Kompa
Origin & history
Haitian saxophonist Nemours Jean-Baptiste created Konpa in 1955, shaping a smooth, mid-tempo groove out of Haiti's older méringue tradition.
It quickly became Haiti's national sound — the music of celebrations, weddings, and Sunday afternoons — and has traveled with the Haitian diaspora to cities across North America, Europe, and beyond.
Ikki artistar
The Haiti saxofonist kreditaði við stovna Konpa í 1955.
Hvar hann lifir
Wo hesir artistar koma frá
13 Konpa album artistar eru á TimTim.Live, og 9 hyrtum og hava eina eigið heimastad. Heið er hvar teir eru komin frá.
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Byrjunar og staðir
Sommar av artistunum
Songar í hesum genre
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Spurningar og svör
Hvussu er Konpa?+
Konpa (also spelled Kompa) is Haiti's national dance-music genre — a smooth, joyful, mid-tempo Caribbean groove created in 1955 by Nemours Jean-Baptiste.
Who created Konpa?+
Nemours Jean-Baptiste, a Haitian saxophonist, created Konpa in 1955.
Is Konpa the same as Kompa?+
Yes — “Konpa” and “Kompa” are two spellings of the same Haitian genre.
Where can I hear Konpa from TimTim.Live?+
TimTim.Live's song “Gita Blan” is a Konpa song — you can hear it on its song page, or explore more of Haiti's music on Haiti's country hub.