kompa music

Here is a picture of Rchie, the maestro of the Haitian group Klass, winner of Best Haitian Entertainer of the Year 2015.

On October 4, 2015 at the Bailey Hall of Broward College Central Campus in Davie, Florida, during the 34th Annual International Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA) ceremony, the Haitian Compas band 'Klass' has been given the "Best Haitian Entertainer of the Year 2015" award. Another Haitian Compas band based in Florida, has won the "Florida Haitian Entertainer of the Year" award for 2015. Every year, the International Reggae & World Music Awards are announced under the management of the THELAR Management Group and Martin's International Culture. Experts on Haitian music participate from the U.S, Europe, Canada, France and Africa who look after the nomination process, and the winner is selected on their releases between June 2014 and May 31st, 2015 by considering their social relevance, popularity at different levels, stage appearances, originality, etc. The THELAR Management Group oversees the Haitian category.

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With its dominance of the Haitian music market since the 19th century, Compas music is the natural candidate to be the country's national music. This popular, modern form of Meringue was made popular by Nemours Jean-Baptiste, a Haitian guitar and saxophone player in 1955. Today, Compas is recognizable through its many notable musicians including Djakout Mizik, and can be experienced in a number of different compas-derived sounds such as, Kompa, Rara, Cadence rampa, Mizik rasin and Kadans.

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The members of the band, Les Difficiles de Petion-Ville include, on lead vocals, Henry Celestin (founding member), Robert Martino (guitars, founding member), John William 'William Ti' (gongiste), Reynold Nader (guitar accompanist), Sony A. Louis 'Ti Boeuf' (drummer), Claudy Emmanuel on bass guitar and, on tam tam, Joseph Arius. This is the band's fourth reunion and they hope to parlay the sound of the past despite the many changes and separations it had endured throughout its nearly 50 year history.

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The news is out.According to rumors out on the streets, Pipo finally had a deal with Richie and will become a member of Klass music group.

It has been reported that both Richie and Pipo are very happy with the deal. They think they will be able to take over the Kompa music industry that has been in a sleep mode recently

The news will be made public in a news conference shortly by both Richie and Pipo

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Here is a picture of Alan Cave. Haitian Kompa and Zouk singer and the lead of the group Zin, Georges Alan Cav is a reference in the Haitian music business. He was born on February 27 in Brooklyn, New York and has two brothers and two sisters, Syto Cave Jr. formerly of Lakol , Wladimir Cave, Gaelle Auguste and Sereine Leon.
He became a family man when he married Myrtho Polo in 2000. They have son.

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