KOMPA! MAGAZINE

[MINGOLOVE]

There is no doubt that Kreyol-la's song "CHERI'M GERI" of their 2nd studio album "Evolution" has been on heavy rotation since the new CD dropped a couple of months ago.

And with so many requests on radio for the songs, I can already predict that CHERI'M GERI might be a major hit as the year goes by. It might not do what Konpa kreyol's LI PA VINI did back then, but CHERI'M GERI is the ONLY super hit song sung by T-Joe since Kreyol-La was founded that comes close to LI PA VINI.

Given that most men and women can find themselves through the lyrics of CHERI'M GERI, plus the catchy groove of the song and fun T-Joe put in singing those ironical lyrics, do you guys think CHERI'M GERI can reach LI PA VINI popularity?

Does this song give PUT KREYOL-LA at a better and more noticeable position in the HMI ladder?
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[PhizUniq]

Is there a difference between "superhit" and "megahit"?
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[SIROMYEL]

Cheri'm gueri is my favorite song on the album.

MOVE FLANNE is a close second.

As far as I'm concerned this whole album should give kreyol la a huge boost in the HMI.

But I don't know about the HIT OR MEGA HIT OR SUPER HIT thing.

Cheri'm gueri is not as catchy a phrase as li pa vini.
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[DJ Kreyol]

SIROMYEL wrote:

Cheri'm gueri is not as catchy a phrase as li pa vini.

Not only that.

"Cheri'm Geri" is a BALLAD where "Li Pa Vivi" was a MID-TEMPO song.

I think its easier to sell a MID TEMPO song than a BALLAD.

This is the BEST song on the CD. But I dont know what success it has.

Honestly, I dont care. Because I am SUPER SUPER satisfied.

Maybe I shouldnt say I dont care, because I want the band to do well.

But let's say for instance a song like "Famn Sa Move" does nothing. I get why its popular. But again it does nothing for me.

But "Cherim Geri" is SO SO SO SO good! So I dont care what anyone thinks.


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[MINGOLOVE]

PhizUniq wrote:

Is there a difference between "superhit" and "megahit"?

Yes Phiz,
There is quite a difference. The same way you have STAR, SUPERSTAR, and MEGASTAR, you can have a HIT, a SUPER HIT, or a MEGA HIT.
Each is one degree higher than the other based on popularity of the song. Mega hit being the highest popularity of the song and a mega hit tends to have an everlasting effects.
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[XXplosive]

MINGOLOVE wrote:

PhizUniq wrote: Is there a difference between "superhit" and "megahit"? Yes Phiz, There is quite a difference. The same way you have STAR, SUPERSTAR, and MEGASTAR, you can have a HIT, a SUPER HIT, or a MEGA HIT. Each is one degree higher than the other based on popularity of the song. Mega hit being the highest popularity of the song and a mega hit tends to have an everlasting effects.

I think Phiz was asking for a little more detailed on the degree of a hit, super hit or mega hit. Like what qualified the songs of super hit instead of just a hit. How many requests does a song needs to get to mega hit in the hmi, what are the requirements for each category?
i ask myslef the same question as well when people come up on the board and say there haven't been any mega hits in years.
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[PhizUniq]

XXplosive wrote:

MINGOLOVE wrote: PhizUniq wrote: Is there a difference between "superhit" and "megahit"? Yes Phiz, There is quite a difference. The same way you have STAR, SUPERSTAR, and MEGASTAR, you can have a HIT, a SUPER HIT, or a MEGA HIT. Each is one degree higher than the other based on popularity of the song. Mega hit being the highest popularity of the song and a mega hit tends to have an everlasting effects. I think Phiz was asking for a little more detailed on the degree of a hit, super hit or mega hit. Like what qualified the songs of super hit instead of just a hit. How many requests does a song needs to get to mega hit in the hmi, what are the requirements for each category? i ask myslef the same question as well when people come up on the board and say there haven't been any mega hits in years.

THANK YOU!!!
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[MINGOLOVE]

From my own understanding of the three terms, let me define them in the Haitian context.

a HIT song is a song that is very popular among a certain audience. For example, a rap kreyol song might be a hit song in Haiti and not too many people in our community in the USA or Canada know about it. But still, it's a hit in Haiti. We can go back to song like "Tout Moun Jwenn" from Black Leaders, for example.

A SUPER HIT song is way more popular that it gains a lot of daily rotation on radio and it's kind of popular amongst the people of the same group age and same musical interest. It has to transcend the boundaries of just a specific geographical area to reach the people of the same country, ethnic groups or language who live elsewhere. Dj will be playing ity at any party you go. very often when the DJ drops it, people will rush to the dance floor(for mid tempo or fast tempo song) or will simply let themselves carried away by it (for slow tempo songs). People will frequently call to request it on radio. A super hit song has to be catchy slogan-wise or musically to make people wanna hear it again and again, at least for the first 3-9 months after you first heard it.

A MEGA hit song is one that get constant airplays on radio (they would play it at least one or twice every hour or during every music show of the kind for at least 6-9 months). Usually a mega hit song is so widely popular that people from all ages (age 3 to 99) know it. The lyrics would be on everybody's lips. It will be on every DJ's' top 10 songs to play at every party. People will blast it in their car daily, they will have it on repeat for quite a few months. You just cannot get enough it it. Mega hits often go beyond age, social class, and beyond territory. For example, Zenglen's 5 Dwet was a maga hit. Like it or hate it, you couldn't escape from it since someone around you would be playing it or listening to it at home, work, barbershop, restaurant, etc... on a daily basis

And don't get me wrong, a mega hit doesn't have to be a well structure song or great song musically speaking. Sometimes, a mega song can be meaningless, but ther is something about the song that keep you entertained.
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[XXplosive]

i don't know Mingo, in term of the HMI, we are not structured enough for that. we don't have the proper channels to make those type of categories. in the USA, i've never had a ride where the person is playing a hatian radio, it's mostly cds. The way we know a song is good in the US mostly is through word of mouth, even when we go to parties, DJs are not playing the song, nou di Dj sa pa konn bon mizik, li pa kampe sou anyen.

Pou mwen, depi mwen nan traffic, mwen tande pluzyeu tap tap ap jwe mizik lan, bac machann ap jwe mizik yo, bar, reto nan lari ap blast mizik lan, mwen pa tande radio souvent but mizik sa deja qualifie comme Mega HIT.
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[zipgenel]

honnestly...

depi yon mizik se yon mega hit...

no one will deny it...
example... zanmi, loving you, se pa pou dat, la familia, bang bang, 5 dwet, wdysylm, you and I, etc...

men depi'w wè pale anpil, moun ap di'w mizik sa kapab hit, li kapab the next big thing... euuuuuuhhhh... hold your breath...

the thing is... TOUT ALBUM KREYOL LA bon... move flanne to me was supposed to be the BADABANG of the album and maybe a song like "cheri'm gueri" could be the BADABOOM...

strateji kreyol la anplwaye yo, pap pouse kreyol la ale okenn kote...
neg yo lage deux video pou slow/mid tempo song... bagay cholera net...

Kreyol la has yet to Captivate our mind with a BANG!!!
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