Usually means: Senegalese dance music, percussion heavy.
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▸ noun:  (music) A genre of popular dance music chiefly performed in Senegal and The Gambia

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semba, gumbe, marrabenta, bélé, Bemba, makossa, kizomba, bamboula, goombay, samba, more...

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Youssou N'Dour, BaabMaal, Ismael Lo, Cheikh Lo, Mory Kanté, Yous, more...

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Similar:
semba, gumbe, marrabenta, bélé, Bemba, makossa, kizomba, bamboula, goombay, samba, more...

Types:
Youssou N'Dour, BaabMaal, Ismael Lo, Cheikh Lo, Mory Kanté, Yous, more...



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