Biguine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Biguine is a noun meaning (countable) A musical composition in this style.
Meaning
(countable) A musical composition in this style.
More Meanings
- (countable) A dance performed to this music.
- (music, uncountable) A style of music that originated in Martinique in the 19th century, combining the traditional bélé music with the polka.
Example Sentences
The band had three contrasting lead singers: Mr. Desvarieux, who was gruff and smoky; Mr. Marthely, a buoyant tenor; and Ms. Beroard, whose voice can be bright and poppy or sweetly affectionate. Mr. Naimro’s keyboards could sound like zinging dance-club synthesizers, an accordion, a steel drum or the clarinet used in old Martinican biguine music. Mr. Desvarieux’s guitar sometimes hinted at blues-rock or the intertwining lines of African rock before slipping back into the rhythm section.
Word Forms
- biguines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bouyon, beguine, quelbe, gumbe, benna, bebization.
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