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(music) A genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s.

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soukous

Source Word

soukous

Noun

uncountable

(music) A genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s.

Japanese Meaning

1930年代にコンゴ地域で発展した、ルンバに似たリズムが特徴のアフリカ大衆音楽の一ジャンル。

At the festival, the crowd danced all night to lively soukous performed by a Congolese band.

フェスティバルでは、観客はコンゴ発祥のルンバに似た陽気なダンス音楽に合わせて一晩中踊った。

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(music) A genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s.

The title makes reference to Congolese soukous music, and so does Mr. Koenig’s guitar figure.