Rara tech

{{Infobox music genre

| name = Rara tech

| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|Rara music|house}}

| cultural_origins = Early 2010s, Haiti

| instruments = {{hlist|Tanbou|drums|modular synthesizer|percussion|personal computer}}

}}

Rara tech is an electronic music subgenre that fuses the Afro-Haitian genre rara with house music. Haitian-style electronic dance music (EDM) in Haiti is often referred to as "HEDM" (Haitian electronic dance music). The origins of the genre and term was pioneered by Haitian artist, music producer, and DJ, Gardy Girault.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-jun-rowley/haiti-isnt-asking-for-han_b_5439944.html|title=Haiti Isn't Asking for Handouts; It's Dancing to 'Sounds of Solidarity' |editor=Rowley, Melissa Jun |date=3 June 2014 |publisher=Huffington Post |accessdate=22 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://lenouvelliste.com/lenouvelliste/article/140003/Gardy-Girault-as-du-Tekno-lakay|title=Gardy Girault, as du Tekno lakay |editor=Valsaint Malandre, Daphney |date=6 January 2015 |publisher=Le Nouvelliste |accessdate=22 October 2015}} {{in lang|fr}}{{cite web|url=http://www.okayafrica.com/news/haiti-deep-house-dj-sabine-blaizin/ |title=DJ Sabine Blaizin Talks The Roots Of Haiti's Deep House Movement |editor=Webb, Kelly |date=26 June 2014 |publisher=Okay Africa |accessdate=22 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://blog.justgo.com/gardy-girault-when-it-comes-to-hedm-its-not-just-your-ears-that-you-are-opening-but-your-heart/|title=GardyGirault: When it comes to HEDM, it's not just your ears that you are opening, but your heart |editor=Cox, Cailyn |date=15 May 2014 |publisher=JustGo |accessdate=22 October 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.arca-lab.com/musica-electronica-alrededor-del-mundo-parte-2/ |title=Electronic Music Around The World - Part 2 |editor=Rodriguez, Lucia |date=10 September 2015 |publisher=ARCA |accessdate=22 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092110/http://www.arca-lab.com/musica-electronica-alrededor-del-mundo-parte-2/ |archivedate=4 March 2016 }} {{in lang|es}}{{cite web|url=http://lenouvelliste.com/lenouvelliste/article/147912/Gardy-Girault-souhaite-une-meilleure-sante-au-compas |title=Gardy Girault souhaite une meilleure santé au compas |editor=Valsaint Malandre, Daphney |date=28 July 2015 |publisher=Le Nouvelliste |accessdate=22 October 2015}} {{in lang|fr}}{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/dianapierre/docs/15nb001_jan-fev_web|title=Yanvalou |editor=Press |page=45 |date=February 2015 |publisher=N.B. Haiti |accessdate=22 October 2015}} {{in lang|fr}}{{cite web|url=http://www.largeup.com/2015/04/15/selectors-choice-dj-dumi/#|title=Selector's Choice: DJ Dumi (Miami/Haiti) |editor=Press (DJ Dümi) |date=15 April 2015 |publisher=LargeUp |accessdate=22 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://landt.co/2014/05/yasemin-denari-southworth-haiti-country-hopes-dreams/ |title=Yasemin Denari Southworth: Haiti Is A Country Of Hopes And Dreams |editor=Hopping, Clare |date=12 May 2014 |publisher=L&T |accessdate=28 October 2015}}