The direct Compass arising from multiple currents adapts to the trends of the moment.
The direct Compas, stemming from multiple currents, adapts to the trends of the moment. It is clear that the viewpoint of Schaeffner and Paulme (1989), who refer to “music as an art of the moment,” applies here. While the nascent direct Compas was criticized for breaking away from Haitian folk tradition, over time it has returned to its roots in terms of rhythm. Indeed, Jazz des Jeunes and the Orchestre Issa El Saeh drew from traditional rhythms (congo, ibo maïs, nago, pétro, rabòday, and rara) while combining them with touches of jazz. In this sense, Super Jazz des Jeunes had performed rara rhythms in the song “Cote moun yo.” Introduced by the drum and wind lines with a kata background. A female voice was supported by a large orchestration in the style of a grand orchestra. Sounds of bamboo and drums resonated and were combined with very active wind lines.Controversies wrongly claimed that it was a learned and imported music not accessible to the people, otherwise Compas direct would have been a national music. However, Maestro Nemours Jean Baptiste, within the framework of the orchestra Aux Calebasses (1958), had performed the song “Ti Yaya toto” drawn from folklore in a rhythmic association of wind lines and accordion. The advent of Mini jazz, in all likelihood at its beginnings, had led to the idea that Compas direct, with its North American influences, was an urban music. But Compas direct would not lose sight of the traditional rhythms, including rara.The rise of roots music in the 1970s greatly influenced Compas direct in its interaction with rara. PICORANAYA, which is an acronym for 7 traditional rhythms mentioned above, became a major asset, as did the creation of the National Radio Orchestra (1981) under the leadership of maestro Raoul Guillaume. Scorpio Universel initiated the rara challenge at the heart of Compas direct in the song “M ap mande kouraj.” Then, one could note the performances of Gemini All Stars by Ti Manno, those of Volo Volo from New York, Tabou Combo from New York, Super Stars, Miracle by Mario de Volcy. Rara, considered a rural carnival, is an annual event that takes place immediately after the carnival (from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday). It is a rhythm that excites large crowds by performing traditional instruments (Vacsin, drums, bamboo malaca, cornet..) sometimes alternated on specific occasions with modern instruments (trumpets, trombone).even the adaptation of a remastered rara under the keys of the Disc Jocker (DJ).
