ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mbalax

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mbalax is a noun meaning (music) A genre of popular dance music chiefly performed in Senegal and The Gambia.

Meaning

(music) A genre of popular dance music chiefly performed in Senegal and The Gambia.

Example Sentences

Another local style — the Senegalese funk called mbalax — arrived with the singer Fallou Dieng, a protégé of the Senegalese superstar Youssou N’Dour.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include semba, gumbe, marrabenta, bemba, makossa, kizomba.

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