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Definition of benga in English: benganounˈbɛŋɡəˈbɛŋɡə mass nounA 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 Kenyas Nyanza Province.
Definition of benga in US English: benganounˈbɛŋɡəˈbeNGɡə 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 Kenyas 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.
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