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Soukous
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- 2020s recordings
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Meet Soukous
Soukous is a branch of the African Popular Music family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Soukous is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Tshala Muana.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreSoukous
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
1 recordings2020s starting recordings
KEY ARTISTS
2020s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2020s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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