单词 | kwela |
释义 | kwela/ˈkweɪlə /noun [mass noun] 1A style of rhythmical, repetitive popular music of central and southern Africa, resembling jazz, in which the lead part is usually played on the penny whistle.Freshlyground is indigenous African folk mixed with jazz, soul, kwela and dance hall music....
1.1 [count noun] A type of dance performed to kwela.The kwela and twist, performed by the Rainbow Theatre Community Group, brought back memories of Sophiatown, the suburb that symbolised the city's melding of many cultures and which was destroyed by apartheid's forced removals. Origin1950s: Afrikaans, perhaps from Zulu khwela 'mount, climb'. |
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