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Euro-Compa, a, often referred to as "White Kompa" or Kompa Ero in Haitian Créole. A term used to describe Haitian Kompa music sung by artist or singers of European descent.

Euro-Kompa usually Features a lead vocalist with 1 or more backup Vocalists and sometime a guest vocalist usually a Euro-Rap-Singer who 'd contribute a guest verse during a bridge resulting in song lengths ranging from 3-4 minutes depending on the tempo.

Instrumentals are provided by live traditional Kompa jam-session musicians which are also often mistakenly referred to as “GIGGERS”by other “KNOW-IT-ALL” in the Haitian Music Industry.

Identifying factors include generally short to medium-length songs written in a variants format which emphasize the song's melody and harmonies.

Unlike Haitian Kompa Direct which is very lyric-oriented-the lyrics in Euro-Kompa songs don’t usually have any deep meaning- often the lyrics are frivolous.

Euro-Kompa generally dance to a mid-tempo 90-115 BPM (beats per minute) with a 1-2 beat and with an arrangements of a 4/4 or four-on-the-floor time Signature which always encourages dancing due to it’s use of dance-oriented rhythms.

The origins of the genre and term was pioneered by Negre Marron Records' CEO and label Director René Guemps.

FYI: This is the first time in the history of the Haitian Music Industry (HMI) that a independent record label will be selling the beauty of an international artist from another race as a concept in a market that's not his or hers.

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