| 释义 |
Definition of mbalax in English: mbalaxnoun (ə)mˈbalaks mass nounA type of Senegalese popular music derived from a combination of traditional Wolof drumming patterns and Cuban popular music. Example sentencesExamples - It had no sleevenotes, a token shot of mbalax (modernised traditional Wolof) drumming, and a single dancefloor hit.
- A Wolof griot was added, local mbalax styles and themes crept in.
- Over the past two decades his output has ranged from the driving Senegalese style, mbalax, through to dodgy western-influenced ballads.
- She is stirring up a potent stew, her Mexican folk stock infused with pinches of dub reggae, Senegalese mbalax and Indian classical sliding.
- There are nods to mbalax, the sound of urban Senegal, and more reflective folk music.
Origin Wolof, literally 'rhythm'. |