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... This musical mixture is best known as “Compas”, which is native to the island of Haiti. The Haitian culture has embraced “Compas” as their national dance music, which has been a strong dominant force in their society. Although Compas is native to the island of Haiti, these infectious dance beats knows no language barriers. Whether Compas is sung in Spanish, English, and French or in the native Creole language, everyone can feel the rhythmic mix of grooves and textures from around the world.
Compas, which means musical measure in Spanish can also be pronounced as Konpa, Compah, and Kompas. ... It wasn’t until the 1950’s that the brand new sound of “Compas” was born.
In the 1950’s, Haiti’s most influential composer, guitarist, saxophonist and bandleader, Nemours Jean-Baptiste, gave birth to what we now call Compas. He laid the basis of the foundation for today’s sound of Compas music. ... After one of his many performances, a fan that was very excited screamed out to Nemours Jean-Baptiste on stage, “What is Compas?
Approximate Word count = 825
Approximate Pages = 3.3
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