In North America, compas festivals take place frequently in Montreal, New York, Miami, Boston and Orlando.
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Webert Sicot left Nemours Jean Baptiste Compas band and called his music cadence to differentiate it from Compas, however, either compas or cadence is a modern Méringue.
Djakout Mizik is a Haitian compas band based in Carrefour, Haiti, Djakout Mizik is notable for their slow jazzy style and have produced songs such as Septieme Ciel, Naje Pou Souti, and Biznis Pam.
The Kanaval celebrations were criticized for condoning sexually-suggestive dancing, profanity-filled plays, music lyrics mocking authority, and Vodou and kompa music rhythms.
To date, musical forms that have gained exposure and dominance at the festival include Cadence-lypso, Kompa, Zouk, Soukous, Bouyon, Zydeco (from the US state of Louisiana).