soukous

English

Etymology

From French secouer (“to shake”).

Noun

soukous (uncountable)

1. (music) A genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s.
   • 2007 June 18, Kelefa Sanneh, “Preppie Afro-Pop and Other Odd Blends”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The title makes reference to Congolese soukous music, and so does Mr. Koenig’s guitar figure.

See also

• soukous on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Noun

soukous m (uncountable)

1. (music) soukous