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单词 mbaqanga
释义

mbaqanga

noun

mba·​qan·​ga ˌu̇m-bä-ˈkäŋ-gä How to pronounce mbaqanga (audio)
: a South African dance music that combines traditional elements (such as chanting and drumming) with elements of modern music (such as jazz)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Stimela merged the flexibility of jazz and the sleekness of R&B with the buoyant rhythms of South African styles like mbaqanga; its songs also recognized the tensions of living under apartheid. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 14 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

Zulu umbaqanga, literally, steamed cornmeal bread

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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