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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.
kizombanoun(music) A genre of Angolan popular music derived from the traditional semba dance.
soukousnoun(music) A genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s.
kuduronounAn energetic, danceable style of music originating in Angola, combining local styles like semba with influences from Caribbean music, especially zouk and soca.
zydeconounA form of Louisiana Creole music, characteristically performed by accordion and washboard bands, that combines Cajun and Creole roots music with elements of African American music.
bouzouknounAlternative spelling of buzuq. [(music) A mandolin-shaped lute of Arab origin, with a long neck, movable frets and two or three strings played with a plectrum.]
caribbean dance musicnoun(music) A hybrid music genre that fuses electronic dance music with Caribbean music such as dancehall, reggae and soca.
bouyonnoun(music, Dominica) A genre of popular music from Dominica.
bouzoukianounA Greek nightclub playing traditional Greek music.
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.]
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.]
zaoulinounA folk dance of the Guro people of the Ivory Coast.
zanzanoun(music) A kind of thumb piano from Africa.
danzónnoun(music) A Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba, evolved from contradanza.
kaisonounA style of music popular in the Caribbean, a precursor to calypso music.
bouzoukinoun(music) A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound.
azontonounA Ghanaian style of music and dance with accompanying hand movements.
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").
ndombolonounA fast-paced Congolese music and dance style.
swingnounThe act, or an instance, of swinging.

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