Zouk

Zouk
Zouk
Stylistic origins	Cadence rampa; compas; cadence-lypso; bélé; biguine; gwo ka;
Cultural origins	Early 1980s, French Antilles (esp. Guadeloupe and Martinique)
Typical instruments	Gwo ka; tibwa; shak shak; brass; synthesizer; guitar; bass guitar; drum machine;
Derivative forms	Zouk-love, Kizomba
Regional scenes
	French West Indies; Dominica; Haiti; Central Africa; Brazil; France;

Zouk is a musical movement pioneered by the French Antillean band Kassav' in the early 1980s. It was originally characterized by a fast tempo (120–145 bpm), a percussion-driven rhythm, and a loud horn section. Musicians from Martinique and Guadeloupe eventually added MIDI instrumentation to their compas style, which developed into a genre called zouk-love. Zouk-love is effectively the French Lesser Antilles' compas, and it gradually became indistinguishable from compas.

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