Compas Music from Haiti
16.11.2008 17:04 Accordion World News - Source: Squeezytunes - Accordion
This year is the 50th anniversary of the founding of a genre of music that hasn't received the amount of attention that I believe it should have done. Compas direct music, also known as kompas direk, from Haiti is simply sublime.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the founding of a genre of music that hasn't received the amount of attention that I believe it should have done. Compas direct music, also known as kompas direk, from Haiti is simply sublime.
It was conceived by two competing big band leaders, Nemours Jean-Baptiste and Webert Sicot. The early bands featured brass sections and a rhythm section that featured bass, drums, guitar, congas and accordion.
Here a couple of examples. The first is from 1957.
It was conceived by two competing big band leaders, Nemours Jean-Baptiste and Webert Sicot. The early bands featured brass sections and a rhythm section that featured bass, drums, guitar, congas and accordion.
Here a couple of examples. The first is from 1957.
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