Historic Facts
What year did zouk music start?
1979
One of main characteristics of zouk was using this electronic instrument?
The use of synthesizers/A synthesizer
The first set of zouk songs were sung in which language?
French Antillean creole
What is the meaning of the word "zouk" in english?
To Shake/dance party
Which 2 body parts are MOST essential when dancing zouk?
The Neck & Head
This band is responsible for the popularity of zouk music
KASSAV
Listen to the audio. What instrumentation can be heard in the song "Zouk La Se Sel Medikaman Nou Ni?"
Guitar, drums, vocals
French Antillean creole is a blend of which two type of languages
French and African languages
Fast zouk in the early beginnings is called?
Zouke Concrete
Which genre of music contributed to the way dancers moved to zouk music? Where is the genre from
Lambada from Brazil
Which 4 countries developed the zouk genre?
Guadeloupe Martinique Dominica St. Lucia
Listen to the audio. Name 5 instruments that can be heard in the song 'Ou Le?'
Bass guitar, electric guitar, drums, synthesizer, keyboards, horns, vocals
Kompa is sung in which "main" language and country?
Creole - Haiti
Cadance-lypso is a fuzion of?
cadance-rampa & calypso
In 1984 Patrick St. Eloi began recording slower songs that spoke mostly lyrics about love & passion. What was it called?
Zouk Love
Zouk Music started as a musical blend of which types of rhythms?
Afro Caribbean Rhythms combined with American pop music
Most zouk songs are sung about?
Love/Romance
Name 4 sub-genres of zouk?
1. Zouk concrete 2. Zouk Love 3. Zouk RnB 4. Ghetto Zouk 5. Zouk Kompa 6. Zouk Dance 7. Zouk Metal 8. Brazilian Zouk
Early zouk dancers in the French Antilles used a combination of several regional dances. What are they?
Cadasse, Kompa, Cadasse-Lypso
Cadasse music is sung in which language and from which country?
Creole - Dominica
What is raggamuffin?
Is a musical style from Jamaica that mixes rap, reggae & dancehall