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  2. The world’s listening to Afrobeats. Why is Haitian konpa ...

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    What you’re unlikely to hear, however, is konpa — the Haitian dance music rooted in elements of jazz, ... 10 of them have videos on YouTube; 15 of them are confirmed hits; five are mega-hits ...

  3. Twoubadou - Wikipedia

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    Twoubadou (Haitian Creole pronunciation:; French: Troubadour) music is a popular genre of guitar-based music from Haiti that has a long and important place in Haitian culture. The word comes from troubadour, a medieval poet-musician who wrote and sang songs about courtly love. Like the troubadours of old, the Haitian twoubadou is a singer ...

  4. Music of Haiti - Wikipedia

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    Styles of music unique to the nation of Haiti include music derived from rara parading music, twoubadou ballads, mini-jazz rock bands, rasin movement, hip hop Creòle, the wildly popular compas, [1] and méringue as its basic rhythm. Haitian music is influenced mostly by European colonial ties and African migration (through slavery).

  5. Kontradans - Wikipedia

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    Kontradans or the French-Haitian Contredanse, [1] is creolized dance music formed in the 18th century in the French colony of Saint-Domingue [2] that evolved from the English contra dance, or (country dance), which eventually spread throughout the Caribbean, Louisiana, Europe and the rest of the New World from the Creoles of Saint-Domingue.

  6. Carimi - Wikipedia

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    Hours and hours at the studio in the hopes of creating a new sound, one that was uncommon in the music industry at the time, the band found themselves putting on paper some profound, socially shared lyrics that encompassed the disorders of their native land. Haiti Bang, Bang, was released in the summer of 2001. Instantly, Carimi became a ...

  7. Haitian hip-hop - Wikipedia

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    Often critiqued U.S. racism and economic exploitation of Haiti in his music. While not Haitian, he emphasized the historical importance of Haiti in Black freedom struggles. [6] Joey Bada$$: Integrates Haitian culture into his music, notably for his music video for “The Light” notably featuring a Vodou ceremony which underlines he connection ...

  8. Kreyol La - Wikipedia

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    Kreyol La (often stylized as Kreyōl La) is a Haitian compas band. [3] [4] The group has performed throughout the world, most notably in the Caribbean, Canada, France and the United States through various concerts, carnivals, and festivals. [5] [6] [7]

  9. Rabòday - Wikipedia

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    A high-octane mélange of electronic sounds, live syncopated rhythms and politically charged lyrics, Raboday music was spearheaded by Fresh La, Haitian pop singer and leader of the band Vwadèzil. It has become the defining sound of a generation of young Haitians recovering from a major natural disaster: the devastating 2010 earthquake .