01:0301:03, 23 September 2022diffhist+2
Kizomba
1) zouk is the French Antilles COMPAS MUSIC. 2) In Boston like in Paris these bands were exposed to Compas music. 3) Antilleans musicians from the French Antilles of Martinique and Guadeloupe toured Cabo Verde and Angola with their COMPAS MUSIC under the zouk name. Cassav music repertoire is 90% Compas
01:0501:05, 17 December 2021diffhist−243
Compas
No! this is false. Trio select wasn't the first Haitian band to use this guitar format. the style was there since the 50s with several existing trios: etoile du soir, les freres D'or, etc. Nor did it borrow from West African.
03:2203:22, 24 March 2021diffhist+427
User talk:Nytoussaint
Haitian bandleader Nemours Jean-Baptiste coined the phrase "compas direct" in the '50s to refer to his style of music. Compas means "musical measure" in Spanish, and "direct" refers to the absence of a third chord.. All Music Guide and other references
02:5502:55, 24 March 2021diffhist−4
Compas
Compas direct has a meaning: compas = measure and direct =absence of a third chord. That's what was on the mind of Nemours Jean Baptiste, its promotor.