On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Soukous. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Soukous in a sentence
Soukous meaning
A genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s.
Using Soukous
- The main meaning on this page is: A genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s.
Context around Soukous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Soukous
- In this selection, "soukous" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, popular, stars, artists and music stand out and add context to how "soukous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include hub of soukous music and ska and soukous. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "soukous" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with soukous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
During this period, Nairobi was established as a hub of soukous music. (12 words)
Lokassa, who recently turned 80, was the band leader of the popular Soukous Stars band, formerly based in Paris. (19 words)
The group plays a unique blend of Tonga and Luvale traditional rhythms fused with dashes of funk, ska and soukous. (20 words)
Artists such as Orchestra Super Mazembe moved from Congo to Nairobi and found great success. citation Virgin records became aware of the popularity of the genre and signed recording contracts with several soukous artists. (34 words)
The group plays a unique blend of Tonga and Luvale traditional rhythms fused with dashes of funk, ska and soukous. (20 words)
Lokassa, who recently turned 80, was the band leader of the popular Soukous Stars band, formerly based in Paris. (19 words)
Example sentences (4)
Lokassa, who recently turned 80, was the band leader of the popular Soukous Stars band, formerly based in Paris.
The group plays a unique blend of Tonga and Luvale traditional rhythms fused with dashes of funk, ska and soukous.
Artists such as Orchestra Super Mazembe moved from Congo to Nairobi and found great success. citation Virgin records became aware of the popularity of the genre and signed recording contracts with several soukous artists.
During this period, Nairobi was established as a hub of soukous music.