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mbaqanga
mba·qan·ga M5176900 (o͝om′bə-käng′gə)n. A form of popular dance music that originated in the black townships of South Africa, characterized by choral singing and prominent basslines played on electronically amplified guitars.
[Zulu -mbaqanga in umbaqanga, thick porridge made of cornmeal or millet, mbaqanga (originally applied to the music as a derogatory term by those who considered it simple and homemade).]mbaqanga (əmbɑːˈkæŋɡə) n (Pop Music) a style of Black popular music of urban South Africa[C20: perhaps from Zulu umbaqanga mixture]mba•qan•ga (bɑˈkɑŋ gə, əm bɑ-)
n. a rhythmic style of South African popular music derived from Zulu music, jazz, and rock and played on electric guitar, bass, and drums. [1960–65; perhaps < Zulu umbaqanga thick porridge of maize or sorghum (or a cognate Nguni word)] mbaqangaA South African musical style that evolved in the Black Townships in the late 1950s and early 1960s. |