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Zouk
Zouk is a musical movement and dance pioneered by the French Antillean band Kassav' in the early 1980s. It was originally characterized by a fast tempo (120–145 bpm), a percussion-driven rhythm, and
Zouk béton#
The original fast carnival style of zouk, best represented by the band Kassav’, became known as “zouk béton”, “zouk chiré”, or “zouk hard”. Zouk béton is considered a synthesis of various French Antillean dance music styles of the 20th century, including kadans, konpa, and biguine.
See also#
- Brazilian Zouk
- Music of Latin America
- Music of Martinique
- Music of Guadeloupe
- Music of France
- Genre family
- Caribbean music genres
- Region
- Dominica, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, the Lesser Antilles