![]() “What’s the difference between Compa & Zouk”? Judging by your comments, you say they are none….Decemat 9:31pm Actually, we can create a new post for discussion. Let me know if there is anything you disagree with or is not clear. That’s what being a musician is all about. If it’s a way to know which musical elements to use or not in a song, so be it. As I said, there is a difference in sounds and elements. If Zouk needs to be named Compa zouk, so be it. Just like there is compa manmba, Compa Pike devan etc, these names describe variations. ![]() Hey man, music and names titles are a language. Gashford Guillaume Yes really, I would be willing to demonstrate for you if we could meet live.You can provide useful information to illustrate your point of view without insinuating that the person with a different perspective has no frame of reference.Decemat 9:32pm Gashford Guillaume is an excellent musician. Sandra Gabriel I detect some “shade” JD Pierre.Jube Altino Sandra Gabriel Stanley TruthMusicDecemat 9:44pm … Ron Felix Bobby Raymond Shedly AbrahamJocel Almeus Roland Cameau Assel Jean-Pierre Sr. If a Venn diagram were to be used to compare and contrast these two names, there would be differences (even if minimal). These are the two important elements a drummer should know when to use when Compa and Zouk are mentioned. Let us not forget the two key elements “kata” (rim shot) and “Kale Sembal” (cymbal choke). As a drummer, I still have to know and understand there is a difference in zouk and compa even though they can be the same. They also played the slow one which later was also called “zouk love” (orlane, Erik Vergal, etc). However, lets also remember the Kasav did not just play the fast zouk. Gashford Guillaume Thanks for sharing JD Pierre.However, we don’t have anything personal with our Antillean brothers and sisters But since 1955 they have been initiated to the style…it has been over 50 years…c'mon! Haitian people dance compas the same way the meringue is danced for years. Val alike Erick Virgal and cassav are playing compas. you should read it is everywhere….Tanya St. The French Antillean artists have featured compas today zouk is the French Antilles COMPAS. Zouk was a fast carnival jump up beat that faded away in the 80s. JD Pierre It is about time that you guys understand what a music style is.You, Ralph Cadet, Philippe Dupont, Eddy Carries and 39 others like this. ![]() Ron Felix (bass),Yayoi Lina Ikawa (keyboards) Gashford Guillaume (drums) Roland Cameau (guitar) and Bendji Allonce (percussion). Holiday Gala featuring compa and Zouk music by Tanyatsv St Val.Today, the Foyer Maurice Sixto, honors his work and social commentary found in Ti Sentanize, where Sixto derides his fellow bourgeosie countrymen for their abuse and forced labor of domestic children servants also referred to as Restavecs. Leya Kokoye ak lòt lodyans, Presses Nationales D'Haiti, 2005.Volume VI: Madan Jul Ton chal L'homme citron Men yon lòt lang Pleyonas Téofil Le jeune agronome Général Ti Kòk La petite veste de galerie de Papa.Volume V: J'ai vengé la race Dépestre Le corallin du Célibataire Les ambassadeurs à Kinshasa.Volume IV: Gwo Moso Ti Kam Tant Mezi Ronma lan ekspò Priyè devan katedral.Volume III: Ti Sentaniz Madan Senvilus Lòk Tama Pè Tanmba.Volume II: Zabèlbòk Berachat Bòs Chaleran.Sixto's influences in the Lodyans genre include Justin Lhérisson while his successors include Charlot Lucien. In 2018, Sixto, his work and legacy were the subject of an academic colloquium in Port-au-Prince. Sixto prefaces every story with Regards sur choses et gens entendu (Regarding Things Seen and People Heard). His ability to use rich, descriptive, and iconic Haitian Creole idioms and expressions create a narrative that displays the true face of Haitian culture. ![]() Sixto is remembered in Haitian culture for his contributions to oral literature. He eventually studied law at the Faculte de Droit from 1945–1948 while working for Radio HHBM (now MBC). Upon graduation he attended l'Academie Militaire where he remained for only three months. The son of an engineer, Maurice Alfredo Sixto and Maria Bourand, he attended St Louis de Gonzague in Port-au-Prince for his secondary studies. He was also a professor, ambassador, translator, and tour guide. To this day Sixto remains the best known author in the genre. Maurice Alfrédo Sixto (May 23, 1919, Gonaïves, Haiti – May 12, 1984, Philadelphia, USA) was a pioneer of a Haitian oral literary genre known as Lodyans, and distributed his works widely through the audio technology of his time, including LP's and cassettes. ![]()
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