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Kompa (sometimes written konpa or compa) is a musical genre as well as a dance that originate from ]. It comprises mostly of medium to fast tempo beats with an overusage of synthesizers. It constrasts with ] by the fact that the rhythm is faster and the lyrics are mostly in Haitian Creole. Kompa songs are often extremely sexually explicit. '''Kompa''' (sometimes written ''konpa'' or ''compa'') is a musical genre as well as a dance that originates from ]. It involves mostly medium-to-fast tempo beats with an emphasis on ]s. Unlike ], the lyrics are mostly in Haitian Creole, and it has a faster rhythm than zouk. Kompa songs are often strongly sexually explicit.


In North America, kompa festivals take place rather frequently in Montreal, New York, Miami and Boston in more or less that order. In North America, kompa festivals take place frequently in Montreal, New York, Miami, and Boston.


Top kompa artists include: Leading kompa artists include:
*Sweet Micky *Sweet Micky
*T-vice *T-vice
*Carimi *Carimi


See ]. ''See also'': ]


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Kompa (sometimes written konpa or compa) is a musical genre as well as a dance that originates from Haiti. It involves mostly medium-to-fast tempo beats with an emphasis on synthesizers. Unlike zouk, the lyrics are mostly in Haitian Creole, and it has a faster rhythm than zouk. Kompa songs are often strongly sexually explicit.

In North America, kompa festivals take place frequently in Montreal, New York, Miami, and Boston.

Leading kompa artists include:

  • Sweet Micky
  • T-vice
  • Carimi

See also: Music of Haiti

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