Shots Fired: Wyclef & Olivier Martelly Release Diss Tracks in Support of their Fave Candidate.

  International rap artist, Wyclef Jean, who supported Haiti’s current President, Michel Martelly at the 2010 Haiti election, has jumped ship and is now supporting new presidential candidate Jude Célestin for his 2016 presidential bid. Wyclef also released a song titled “Le a Rive Map, Vote Jude Célestin” on his birthday this past October 17, […]

Year in Review 2014

This year marks Compas Direct’s 59th year anniversary and what a year its been for the Haitian music industry. It was definitely an interesting year. 2014 brought a lot of great moments and a few not so great depending on which side of the spectrum you were on. We’ll get into the winners and losers […]

Album Review: Klass Fè’l Vini Avan

Klass Fè’l Vini Avan 2013 0:50:06 [ 3 votes, score: 6.33 ] 01 Yo Towing Ou | 6m22s | 116 BPM A song intro is supposed to build anticipation, but these first fifty seconds–with dog snarl, Pipo and Richie yapping, laughing, screaming anmwéé, Auto-Tune galore–serve as reminder for why I turn my nose up to […]

Album Review Daan Junior

Album Review Daan Junior:: The minute I heard the Rock n’ Roll drumming in the fifteen second intro, my expectations shot right up. The transition to Kompa is pretty smooth. Now, I normally do not care for keyboard solos in our genre, but the forty-five second one here feels like that first sip of that […]

NuLook’s “…Still News” review

After much anticipation, NuLook finally delivers to fans and critics alike their new album titled, Still News. The Look remains the same except for the addition of guitarist, Ralph Condé. Arly, Gazzman, Fedler, Laporte, Alix Nozile, and Charnel remain the prominent “front” men, prompting many to wonder if Condé’s days are perceived “numbered” as he […]

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