| Combette's music is hard to describe concisely, but there's Haitian compas, zouk, folk, jazz, bossa nova, soca and reggae in the mix. |
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| Ti Kabzy's hybrid sound, forged out of their associations with both Haiti and Canada, has helped put compas on the international music map. |
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| Both bands will be whipping up infectious compas vibes at the Mizik Factory festival in Paris. |
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| The crowds came, and they still do: sipping Haitian rum, chatting in French and dancing cheek-to-cheek to the tinny rhythms of compas music. |
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| The neighboring French islands Martinique and Guadeloupe specialize in zouk and compas music, both locally made and imported from Haiti. |
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| Tabou Combo, one of the most influential bands in compas history, played a major role in pioneering the sound at home and abroad. |
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| Martinique was a thriving musical hotbed in the 70s, islanders listening to traditional rhythms such as belair, biguine and mazurka, but also dancing to the infectious beat of compas played by the big Haitian orchestras. |
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| A world music star with the compas band Tabou Combo, he used to travel there many times a year to play, helping to support dozens of family members on his income. |
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| Students also learned of the different kinds of Haitian music, compas or konpa and racine or rasin, just by going to the music stores in the area. |
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| Compas, a speeded-up form of the island institution of merengue, was not only a rhythm, but a style of dancing, dressing and even talking. |
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| The Microtest COMPAS would be a useful tool for a small to midsized company with an established network and experienced network administrator. |
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| During the first phase, the COMPAS will rely on the present network of 300 suppliers, but the plan is to source raw materials directly later. |
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| Some of the information is obtained from the person concerned during a COMPAS procedure on a voluntary basis for the purpose of better understanding the situation of that person. |
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