soukous
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of soukous
1980–85; said to be < Lingala < French secouer to shake
Example Sentences
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The traditional soukous dance music out of Congo and other parts of Central Africa.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024
The 2012 compilation set Real World At Womad starts with Bakwetu, a reminder of Papa Wemba’s glorious, easy-going voice and his mastery of the slinky, hip-swinging rhythms of soukous , takenfrom his 1998 album Molokai.
From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2016
He later struck out on his own and in the 1980s his soukous style gained popularity around Africa and he has won several Kora All Africa Music Awards.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2012
After both parents died, Mr. Ongala started working as a musician in his teens, playing drums and guitar in the Congolese style called soukous: dance music with intertwined guitar lines and an Afro-Cuban lilt.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2011
We then played a game, and each time one of us scored a goal, he would celebrate with a soukous dance.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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