Compas Style Overview
Compas Music Description
Compas (Haitian Creole: Konpa Dirèk), is a dance music and modern Méringue of Haiti. The genre was popularized following the creation of Ensemble Aux Callebasses in (1955). Compas is a common music style with regional versions in many countries including the Dominica and the French Antilles. This méringue style is influential in parts of Africa, the Caribbean, Portugal, , part of Canada, South and North America.
This description uses material from the Wikipedia article [Compas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compas), which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
