soukous
[soo-koos]
- a style of central African popular dance music with electric guitars, Caribbean rhythms, and often several vocalists.
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Origin of soukous
1980–85; said to be < Lingala < French secouer to shake
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soukous
- a style of African popular music that originated in Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), characterized by syncopated rhythms and intricate contrasting guitar melodies
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Word Origin for soukous
C20: perhaps from French secouer to shake
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