Konpa
Haiti's national dance music
Mapa (loyi nakambe a vuriwaka Kompa) i ncino wa tiko hinkwaro ra Haiti lowu vuriwaka genre, lowu vumbiweke hi 1955 hi Nemours Jean-Baptiste. I ndhawu yo saseka, leyi tsakisaka, leyi akiweke exikarhi ka Kharibiya ta le xikarhi, leyi akiweke leswaku yi tata ndhawu yo cina eka yona, leyi namuntlha yi fambisiwaka emisaveni hinkwayo.
Nakambe ku tlhela ku vuriwa swo karhi 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.
Vanhu lava nga ni vutshila
Mutivi wa swilo swa ntumbuluko wa le Haiti u vule leswaku hi 1955 ku vumbiwe Xikeropa.
Laha yi tshamaka kona
Laha vampfampfarhuti lava va humaka kona
13 Konpa Vatshila va le ka TimTim.Live, naswona 9 Ma ni doroba ra mani na mani. Laha hi laha va humaka kona.
Matiko
Madoroba ni tindhawu
Van'wana va vatshila
Tinsimu leti nga eka risimu leri
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Swivutiso & Tinhlamulo
Xana Mapa i yini?+
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.