7871: Re: 7838: Re: 7823: Re: 7782: compasfest (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: ALxConde@aol.com

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What is the difference between "meringue" and "konpa?" Is the name meant 
to differentiate between Dominican "merengue" and Haitian "meringue?"
 >>

Jean Fouchard's "La Meringue" traces the history of the Haitian Meringue and 
talks about konpa direk in the last chapter. That should be a good place to 
start looking for answers to your question.
A Conde