The history of Haiti music can be traced many years back; the Haiti music has gradually evolved over time to its present form. The early Haitian musicians have improved over time, making spectacular performances and thus the surging preference of Haitian music videos all over the world. New outstanding musicians have come up in the Haitian community pushing live Haitian music to the next level through staged live performances in many parts of the world.
Rap Kreyo is a popular Haiti music genre. Many Haitian musicians who specialize in rap music genre have passed through rough childhood with very poor living conditions. As a result of this many rappers address social economic issues in the Haiti community. The aspects of Haiti community that are addressed in the rap songs by renowned Haitian musicians include slum life, poverty and violence. Among the musicians in Haiti, Master Dji is very famous as he was the first singer to release the first Haitian rap song in 1980s. Many young members of the Haitian community have been influenced by the famous musicians to become rappers and this explains why Haitian musicians are ranked as the leading rap stars that are globally recognized.
Rap Kreyo is a popular Haiti music genre. Many Haitian musicians who specialize in rap music genre have passed through rough childhood with very poor living conditions. As a result of this many rappers address social economic issues in the Haiti community. The aspects of Haiti community that are addressed in the rap songs by renowned Haitian musicians include slum life, poverty and violence. Among the musicians in Haiti, Master Dji is very famous as he was the first singer to release the first Haitian rap song in 1980s. Many young members of the Haitian community have been influenced by the famous musicians to become rappers and this explains why Haitian musicians are ranked as the leading rap stars that are globally recognized.
Hip hop kreyol is also an acclaimed music genre in the Haiti community. This music originated in Haiti and is sung by artists from the Haitian community. When performing Hip Hop kreyol, Haitian musicians raps in kreyol and hardcore beats are used. This music genre has gained popularity in the Haiti community despite the fact that it is relatively new. It is generally very popular among the Haitian youth. Some of the renowned Haitian musicians who excelled very well in Hip Hop were both members of the legendary Grammy award winning hip hop group called Fugees. These outstanding Haitian musicians are Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel; the two were cousins. Christopher Laroche cannot pass unacknowledged due to his contribution to the Haiti Music industry when he released the Liberation album that gained a lot of popularity among the Haitian citizens.
Haitian Kompa is the national music that people have been dancing and singing since the 1800s. Compas direct is the same Haiti music referred to as Kompa in Haitian Creole. Compas is also most famous music among the Caribbean countries neighbouring Haiti. Globally recognized Haiti music annual festivals usually involve Kompa music performances alongside other aspects of the Haitian Culture. Compas is a Spanish name that means beat or rhythm and just as the name suggest, one of the common feature of this Haitian music is the consistent beat of the Tambora drum. Compas is very easy and quite fun to dance to and dancers are propelled around the floor with lively and active beats.
Vodou music is also a very famous genre of the Caribbean music mainly in Haiti. Vodou was an ancient spiritual cult that had been initiated by the enslaved Africans in Haiti. Vodou Haitian music, involved chanting to appease various spirits which were believed to serve various purposes. In the current period though Haitians are mainly Roman Catholics, some still hold strongly to the ancient spiritual beliefs thus the popularity of Vodou music as referred to as Vodun.