Pointe tagartha, ní leabhar rialacha é
An TimTim.Live Cairt Chruthaitheach
Cén fáth go bhfuil an tionscadal seo ann, cad a chiallaíonn Konpa anseo, agus conas a dhéanamh ar aon duine cuidiú sé ar aghaidh - teaghlaigh, hollaborators, nó foireann sa todhchaí - is féidir cinntí a dhéanamh sa spiorad céanna a thosaigh sé i.
Cén fáth go bhfuil sé seo ann
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.
Cad a chiallaíonn Konpa anseo
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.
Na luachanna a threoraíonn obair nua
Scéalta fíora, ní invented cinn
Gach amhrán, gach leathanach tír, cur síos ar gach iontráil leabhar nótaí rud a tharla iarbhír nó go bhfuil sé go hionraic fós ar siúl - riamh backfilled, riamh teannta.
Cuirtear oidhreacht Konpa chun sochair, ní hamháin go bhfuil sí in úsáid
Nemours Jean-Baptiste agus an traidisiún Konpa thagann ó a fháil ainmnithe, gach uair - iasacht an tionscadal seo an fhuaim agus owes sé a stair.
Tá gach amhrán le bronntanas, Ní páirc táirge
Is é an instinct i gcónaí "a dhéanann seo a thabhairt isteach chun cultúr nua nó cara nua" roimh "conas a dhéanann seo a dhíol."
Doimhneacht de réir toirte
Amhrán amháin le scéal fíor, liricí fíor, aistriúcháin fíor, agus buillí nasc tír fíor deich rianta éadomhain.
Cad nár chóir a athrú
- ●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.
Cad atá spreagadh chun éabhlóid
- →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.
Do choimeádaithe sa todhchaí
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?