The pattern
112 BPM · 4/4 · 16 step
| Instrument | Beat 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Beat 2 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Beat 3 | Step 10 | Step 11 | Step 12 | Beat 4 | Step 14 | Step 15 | Step 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest |
| Snare | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest |
| Rim shot | hit | rest | hit | hit | rest | hit | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | hit | rest | hit | hit | rest |
| Closed hi-hat | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest |
| Low tom | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest |
| Cowbell | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest |
How to play it and where it comes from
Didactic pattern of Haitian konpa (mini-jazz): kick on 1 and 3 with anticipation, snare on 2 and 4, a bell on the quarter notes (the timbal's bell) and the kata, a figure derived from the cinquillo (x.xx.xx. for half a bar), played on the rim or on a second bell mounted on the tom (rim lane); hits on the low tom reinforce the offbeat. Very melodic electric bass, two interlocking guitars (one rhythm, one 'mi-solo'), synths and horns. The kompa gouyad of the 1980s and zouk love are slower (80–100) and softer. Indicative pattern and tempo: the sources consulted do not describe the kata figure precisely.