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Cadence rampa (Creole: kadans ranpa or simply called kadans) is a modern Haitianméringue.
History
From the 1950s and 1960s, Haitian artists introduced their méringue (compas or cadence) to the Caribbean. Boa des iles and la Bananeraie would be favorite night-clubs for these bands. In Martinique, several music groups became popular with Nemours' compas tunes. Ensemble Abricots (Bienvenue, festival-compas), Les Djoubap’s (Isabelle), Combo Jazz (electronique compas, pa gadem sou cote), Georges Plonquitte (vini danse compas direct) etc. have all within a year conquered the public with the many tunes or compositions of Nemours.
Cadence-lypso is the Dominican kadans. The leading figure in the promotion of the Cadence-lypso was the Dominican group Exile One (based on the island of Guadeloupe) that combined elements of the Haitian Cadence rampa or compas with the Trinidadian calypso, hence the name cadence-lypso; however, most of the bands repertoire was kadans. This fusion of kadans and calypso accounts only for a small percentage of the band's repertoire: Exile One like all Dominica kadans bands featured reggae, calypso and mostly kadans or compas music.
Cadence-lypso has evolved under the influence of Dominican and Caribbean/Latin rhythms, as well as rock guitars, soul-style vocals and funk bass and horn styles - music from the United States. By the end of the 1970s, Gordon Henderson defined Cadence-lypso as "a synthesis of Caribbean and African musical patterns fusing the traditional with the contemporary". It was pushed in the 1970s by groups from Dominica, and was the first style of Dominican music to find international acclaim.