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Definition of Soukous
1. Noun. (music) A genre of African popular music resembling rumba, which originated in the Congo region in the 1930s ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Soukous
1. a dance music in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soukous
Literary usage of Soukous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Thiaoouba Prophecy by Michel Desmarquet (1997)
"For various reasons, the 'soukous' return to live on inferior planets, ...
As I said, you have been chosen from among very few 'soukous' living on Earth, ..."
2. Martinque, Guadeloupe, Dominica and St. Lucia Alive! by Lynne M. Sullivan (1999)
"Zouk has been affected by worldwide music styles, including Latin American salsa
and mambo, Haitian cadence, African soukous, and North American funk. ..."
3. Dominica & St Lucia Alive!by Lynne M. Sullivan by Lynne M. Sullivan (2002)
"Zouk has been affected by worldwide music styles, including Latin American salsa
and mambo, Haitian cadence, African soukous, and North American funk. ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Dominica and St Lucia by Lynne M. Sullivan (2004)
"soukous comes from the African Congo and has a forceful bass, rapid rhythm, and
quick guitar sounds. • Ska came out of Jamaica in the 1950s and combines ..."
5. Journal des ećonomistes: revue de la science économique et de la statistique by Société d'économie politique, Paris (1904)
"Ces petits Etats sont gouvernés soit par un rajah, soit par un conseil où prennent
place les chefs influents des différents soukous. Chaque soukou est fort ..."
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