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Production notes, history of the genre, and the people behind the tanbou.

2026-08-156 min read
Kompa: the Haitian sound that reshaped the Caribbean
From the 1955 cabarets of Port-au-Prince to the diaspora dancefloors: a deep dive into the accordion, the tanbou, the sub-genres, and the ideas that made kompa a worldwide phenomenon.
- kompa
- history
- haiti
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2026-08-105 min read
How to write kompa lyrics that actually hit
A practical guide to writing kompa lyrics: structure, language mixing, hook design, common pitfalls, and two worked-out example verses in Kreyòl and French.
- kompa
- lyrics
- production
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