mbaqanga
noun
mba·qan·ga
ˌu̇m-bä-ˈkäŋ-gä 
: a South African dance music that combines traditional elements (such as chanting and drumming) with elements of modern music (such as jazz)
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Stimela merged the flexibility of jazz and the sleekness of R&B with the buoyant rhythms of South African styles like mbaqanga; its songs also recognized the tensions of living under apartheid.
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 14 July 2017
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 14 July 2017
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“Mbaqanga.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mbaqanga. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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