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Heritagekonpa
Magazine Daan
Junior, the mand behind the music. By
Rene Devis, Heritagekonpa Magazine  NYC,
Dec. 23- Hailed as "the next great Creole singer," Daan Junior has generated too
much buzz to maintain a low profile. He is the hottest Haitian artist to come
out of Paris since the late legendary pianist/composer Guy Durossier.
Born
in Miragoane, the land of bauxite (before exhaustively exploited in the 70's
& 80's by Reynolds)and sugar cane, Aaron Wayne "Daan Junior" Compere is
one of eight children in the Compere family. Growing up, Daan was exposed to rich
traditional Haitian folklore, Konpa, and Roots. Today, it is not surprising that
Daan Junior has emerged as one of the most talented artists in the World of Creole
Music. With
a distinct voice that bears echoes of the great veteran singer, Alan Cave, sultry
and irresistible music, and superb production by Paanasha and D5, Daan Junior
made a name for himself with his smash hit debut album, " Dis-Moi Ce Que Tu Veux."
In 2003, the song Ave’w dominated the music charts in Haiti and abroad. His magical
lyrics, and hot fusion of Konpa/Zouk has transformed him into a French-Caribbean
superstar. When
Daan Junior is not busy touring the U.S., Canada, and French Antilles, he is in
the studio collaborating with top Zouk and Haitian artists. Not keen to embrace
the dreaded sophomore slump, Daan Junior has successfully produced a riveting
and quality second album that is sure to please his growing fan base. "J'ai
soif de toi," the title of Daan Junior’s latest album, features ten neatly
interlaced songs mostly about romance, passion, sexual innuendo, and the long
struggle of our beloved land, Haiti. On
"Leve Kanpe’, the Creole _expression for "Stand Up," Daan Junior pours his heart
out expressing frustration with corrupted Haitian leaders and politicians who
have rendered Haiti into a state of chaos, poverty and hunger. "...Haiti I love.
Nothing seems to work anymore in Haiti. Haitians, strong men of Guinea and of
African decent, where are we? Haitian lets not forget our past and history. If
all of us stand up and fight, we can change Haiti. Our nation motto is unity,
we must work together to change Haiti." "Mete’m
aleze" is one of many very contagious Konpa love songs. In fact, almost every
song on this record is built on great vocals, seductive time-stopping melody and
harmony. Simply put, this album is poetry put to music. Daan Junior is reintroducing
Konpa music as the art that it is and is putting some serious distance between
himself and the other doleful singer- songwriters who have saturated the market
in the past decade. |
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