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单词 soukous
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Definition of soukous in English:

soukous

nounˈsuːkuːsˈso͞okəs
mass noun
  • A style of African popular music characterized by syncopated rhythms and intricate contrasting guitar melodies, originating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire).

    苏库斯音乐(源自非洲刚果民主共和国,多切分音节奏与复杂吉他旋律)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Congo jazz and soukous, played on a guitar, are popular varieties for such dances.
    • The first volume concentrated on eight West African countries, but this second selection is an entirely Congolese mixture of rumba roots and early soukous.
    • Throughout his career he has experimented with diverse musical genres as rumba, soukous, salsa, highlife and Afrobeat.
    • A maximum of five contestants vie in categories dedicated to dancehall, reggae, soukous, African, compass/racine, calypso, Latin, and gospel music.
    • Over three days and nights, popular Creole musical forms such as cadence-lypso, compass, zouk, soukous, and bouyon ring out alongside Creole-influenced reggae and soca.

Origin

Perhaps from French secouer 'to shake'.

Rhymes

fucus, Lucas, mucous, mucus, Ophiuchus

Definition of soukous in US English:

soukous

nounˈso͞okəs
  • A style of African popular music characterized by syncopated rhythms and intricate contrasting guitar melodies, originating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire).

    苏库斯音乐(源自非洲刚果民主共和国,多切分音节奏与复杂吉他旋律)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Congo jazz and soukous, played on a guitar, are popular varieties for such dances.
    • Over three days and nights, popular Creole musical forms such as cadence-lypso, compass, zouk, soukous, and bouyon ring out alongside Creole-influenced reggae and soca.
    • A maximum of five contestants vie in categories dedicated to dancehall, reggae, soukous, African, compass/racine, calypso, Latin, and gospel music.
    • The first volume concentrated on eight West African countries, but this second selection is an entirely Congolese mixture of rumba roots and early soukous.
    • Throughout his career he has experimented with diverse musical genres as rumba, soukous, salsa, highlife and Afrobeat.

Origin

Perhaps from French secouer ‘to shake’.

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