请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 benga
释义

Definition of benga in English:

benga

nounˈbɛŋɡəˈbɛŋɡə
mass noun
  • A style of African popular music originating in Kenya, characterized by a fusion of traditional Kenyan music and a lively arrangement of guitars, bass, and vocals.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By the late '60s, guitar-based bands cranked out songs in an energetic new style called benga that thrived for two decades and survives today.
    • In the cities, benga, a fusion of Western and Kenyan music, is popular.
    • His rural home is in the middle of an area that has been a hotbed of musical activity for the specific type of benga played by the Luo people, a community based around the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya’s Nyanza Province.

Origin

1980s: from Luo.

 
 

Definition of benga in US English:

benga

nounˈbɛŋɡəˈbeNGɡə
  • A style of African popular music originating in Kenya, characterized by a fusion of traditional Kenyan music and a lively arrangement of guitars, bass, and vocals.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His rural home is in the middle of an area that has been a hotbed of musical activity for the specific type of benga played by the Luo people, a community based around the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya’s Nyanza Province.
    • By the late '60s, guitar-based bands cranked out songs in an energetic new style called benga that thrived for two decades and survives today.
    • In the cities, benga, a fusion of Western and Kenyan music, is popular.

Origin

1980s: from Luo.

 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/22 13:33:55