Compas (also known as konpa direk, Compas Direct, compa, kompa or konpa) is a musical genre from Haiti that stems from European and African roots. This genre was recognized and adopted as Haiti’s...

Soca refers to a kind of dance music, stemming from the Tobago and Trinidad Islands and calypso music. Originally, it brought together the melodic and lilting calypso sound with steady percussion...

All about Reggae : When it comes to Jamaican music, the most talked about genre is ‘reggae’. Reggae refers to a certain style of music that stemmed from a development of rocksteady and ska. Usually, reggae...

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Calypso Origins Rhythms of calypso can be traced all the way back to the very first arrival of African slaves, when they were brought to work on Trinidad’s sugar plantations. Forbidden from conversations...

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