soukous


sou·kous

S0575250 (so͞o′ko͞os)n. A rumbalike West African dance music originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
[Perhaps (via Lingala) from French secouer, to shake, from Old French secourre, from Latin succutere, to jolt : sub-, sub- + quatere, to shake; see kwēt- in Indo-European roots.]

soukous

(ˈsuːkʊs) n (Music, other) a style of African popular music that originated in Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), characterized by syncopated rhythms and intricate contrasting guitar melodies[C20: perhaps from French secouer to shake]

sou•kous

(ˈsuˈkus)
n. a style of central African popular dance music with electric guitars, Caribbean rhythms, and often several vocalists. [1980–85; said to be < Lingala < French secouer to shake]

soukous

A popular form of African dance music that originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then called Zaire) in the 1970s.