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soukous

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sou·kous  (sks)
n.
A rumbalike West African dance music originating in Congo (formerly Zaire).
[Perhaps (via Lingala) from French secouer, to shake, from Old French secourre, from Latin succutere, to jolt : sub-, sub- + quatere, to shake; see kwt- 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
[perhaps from French secouer to shake]
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