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zouknoun(music) A style of dance music originating in the French Antilles, combining Latin American, African and Western disco rhythms; a dance to this music
kuduronounAn energetic, danceable style of music originating in Angola, combining local styles like semba with influences from Caribbean music, especially zouk and soca.
kizombanoun(music) A genre of Angolan popular music derived from the traditional semba dance.
zouk lovenoun(music) A genre of popular zouk influenced by reggae fusion, contemporary R&B and other styles, and with a focus on romantic lyrics.
songonounA kind of contemporary Cuban music originating in Havana.
kasekonounA musical genre from Suriname, a fusion of African, European and American styles.
sokahnounAlternative form of soca (“style of dance music”). [(music) A genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s and developed into a range of styles during the 1980s and after which primarily includes influences of African and Indian rhythms.]
socanoun(music) A genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s and developed into a range of styles during the 1980s and after which primarily includes influences of African and Indian rhythms.
ndombolonounA fast-paced Congolese music and dance style.
songo-salsanounA style of music that blends songo and salsa with rapping and hip-hop beats.
kudurunounAlternative spelling of kuduro. [An energetic, danceable style of music originating in Angola, combining local styles like semba with influences from Caribbean music, especially zouk and soca.]
chutney-socanoun(music) A genre of chutney music influenced by soca.
makossanounA music genre from Cameroon, with a strong bass rhythm and prominent horn section.
sambanoun(music) A Brazilian musical genre, to which the aforementioned dance is danced, which has its roots in West Africa via the slave trade.
kaisonounA style of music popular in the Caribbean, a precursor to calypso music.
kwassa kwassanounA traditional flat-bottomed, wooden fishing boat used primarily in the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (so called because it is "very shaky").
bouyonnoun(music, Dominica) A genre of popular music from Dominica.
breakbeatnoun(music, uncountable) A genre of electronic dance music based on such syncopated rhythms.
kongonounA Bantu language (or family of languages) of Central Africa.
yukanounA female given name from Japanese.

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