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Our Purpose
We invite everyone to help leave a legacy for humanity.
Join Three Missions That Will Outlive Us All
Build Hope
Help every family have a place to call home — funded through OseloHelp.com, our tax-exempt non-profit corporation.
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If this directory helped you, please help preserve this heritage — share TimTim.Live. One conversation can keep a thousand-year memory alive.
Inspire the Next Generation of Explorers
Make the opportunity to explore space available to everyone.
How it all connects
Nothing here is a separate business — each stage strengthens the next.
One purpose. Many reinforcing businesses.
Whether you listen to a song, share a story, wear the merchandise, attend a concert, translate lyrics, recommend a country, or simply tell a friend — you become part of something designed to last for generations.
Everyone can participate. No contribution is too small.
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A year in Paris
France is a chapter in the TimTim.Live story — a year in Paris on the journey from Haiti to the United States. It's also a music-loving nation whose ties to the Caribbean run deep.
Help represent France →France is one of the world's great cultural capitals, and Paris has drawn artists for centuries.
Through its Caribbean territories — Guadeloupe and Martinique — France also shares deep musical ties with the islands, home of zouk, a cousin of Konpa.
A multi-course midday meal, unhurried and often shared.
Sitting for hours over a single espresso, watching the street.
Cheek kisses as a everyday greeting between friends.
France gave the world chanson and, more recently, the “French touch” electronic sound. Through the French Antilles, it's also linked to Caribbean zouk — a close relative of Haitian Konpa.
The classic French song tradition.
Variété française, from Piaf to today.
The electronic sound of Daft Punk and more.
From the French Antilles — a cousin of Konpa.
Close, flowing partner dance from the French Antilles.
Accordion-led social dancing from Paris dance halls.
The sound of the Paris street café.
From gypsy jazz to chanson.
At the heart of French song.
French is the national language. France's Caribbean regions share close musical ties with Haiti.
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bonjour | Hello / good day |
| Comment ça va? | How are you? |
| Merci | Thank you |
| Au revoir | Goodbye |
The everyday French bread.
The flaky breakfast icon.
Hundreds of varieties nationwide.
Sweet or savory, loved everywhere.
Thin, delicate pancakes served sweet or savory, any time of day.
Ingredients
Steps
🍺 Drink traditions
In France, a drink is rarely rushed — a glass of wine over a long lunch, or “Santé!” raised with friends at a café terrace. That same unhurried, gathering spirit runs through the wider TimTim.Live story.
The symbol of Paris.
The world's most-visited museum.
The Mediterranean coast of the south.
The island abbey in Normandy.
Free music fills the streets every June 21.
France's national celebration, July 14.
The world-famous film festival.
The capital — where TimTim.Live spent a year.
The Mediterranean port city.
France's gastronomic capital.
The jewel of the Riviera.
No cultural hosts registered in France yet — be the first to add a restaurant, bar, hotel, or venue to the directory.
Register a business free →TimTim.Live × France
On the journey from Haiti to the U.S., TimTim.Live spent a year in Paris, living at 10 Square Henry Paté in the 16th arrondissement.
Read the full story →We don't have a song from France in the library yet — but you don't need one to introduce a friend there to Konpa. Send “Gita Blan” as a musical postcard and say why France made you think of them.
Choose a place, add a personal dedication, and send “Gita Blan” to one person who'd love it — free, always. It could be the start of a friendship.
✅ TimTim.Live has performed in France
Festivals, cultural celebrations, corporate events, and universities — request a Konpa show in France and the booking team will follow up with availability.
See the full press kit & tour info →Translation changes words. Localization makes people feel that the movement understands them.
Growing — help us find France's creators.
Growing — the mission is looking for France's scientists and explorers.
Growing — share a family story from France.
France ambassadors help share Konpa across Europe and welcome new friends into the family.
Become France's Founding Explorer →Growing — France's song is on its way.
France's own mission artwork is coming soon — every country gets one.
Be the first Founding Explorer from France.
Get new France songs, stories, and events first — straight to your inbox.
France ambassadors help share Konpa across Europe and welcome new friends into the family.
The Friend Loop
Choose a country · Hear a song · Learn one tradition · Say hello. Do it again tomorrow.
Hear a song
Smile
Learn about a country
Say hello
Make a friend
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He spent a year in Paris on the journey from Haiti to the United States.
Chanson, French pop, and the electronic “French touch” — plus zouk through its Caribbean territories.
French.
Paris.