Konpa crossing over

Date: Nov 25, 2003

RE: Konpa crossing over

Date: Nov 25, 2003

Believe it or not! Konpa can cross over, but the language barrier is a huge obsticale to over come. However, there is no challegde that no one can over come. Just image if we all were to work together to get konpa recognized. There would be no way in hell that anyone would be able to stop us. When I am at work jamming to my micky, system band, etc, people of different ethnic groups love listen to my Haitian(creole) jazz, and they would sit with me for hours in my office.

Date: Nov 25, 2003

You may be right for now, but I have my eyes on the Konpa music. Watch it grow and blossom in a few years to come. It's the most romantic music out there right now, people just don't know.

Date: Nov 25, 2003

I do think that all the groups outher are doing a good job and i think that you guys should geap playing konpa because you are not doing this for anybody else but Haitians.

Date: Nov 25, 2003

As a young person, I am very aware of the music that is out today. I am a very big fan of not only music, but most especially Caribbean music. I love Konpa, Soca, and Reggae. Some Soca and Reggae sonfs have crossed over, and yet I am waiting for the day that Haitian music will be played on the radio stations. BUt you know what? It won't. The closest we got to our music being played is from the Wyclef's Carnival Album. Many people will not easily brace Haitian music into our culture because, simply they do not understand it. Who wants to hear something they don't understand and can't sing along to??? I am not saying I agree with it because half the time I don't understand what Elephant Man, Beenie Man, Sean Paul is saying, but also....T Vice, Zin, Sweet Mickey.
Thank You.

Date: Nov 25, 2003

I agree with your opinion on the issue, but you can't just blame Haiitan producers and promoter. I think the Haitian public share a big part of the blame as well, most haitian refuse to buy a CD or record. They rather get a copy of an album instead of buys, as a resutl producers don't make enough money to promote the music and the artist. C. Claude

Date: Nov 25, 2003

I think some of the opinions expressed here are quite convincing, however; there is a very crucial factor which the individuals failed to realize. There may be a concerted effort on the part on the paart of the so called" African American DJ's" to help promote the music just they have done for dancehall Reggae. C'mon, the music is virtually everyhere

Date: Nov 25, 2003

I think this period would have been a great time for Haiitan music to corss over into the American mainstrean, because American producers and label are constantly looking for fresh sound and raw talent. Right now you have a large number of spanish, Reggae,musicians crossing over. Unfortunately Haiitans procucers and musicians don't have the resources available to invest in the industry, and most of these guys are not professional enough to branch into American market. The majority of Haitian bands don't have a PR or marketing agent, and they certainly don't know how to talk to people.

Date: Nov 25, 2003

Konpa is one of the best music genre in the world, but Haiitans don't know how to promote to it other nations. If you had any decent producers and promoters, we certainly could would made into the American mainstream? Most of so-call Haiitan producers and records label have no clues of what they're doing. Konpa has been around for nearly 45 years now, and we still have not found a way to promote the music yet . It's a shame. Joe