biguine

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See also: biguiné

English

Noun

biguine (countable and uncountable, plural biguines)

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  1. (music, uncountable) A style of music that originated in Martinique in the 19th century, combining the traditional bélé music with the polka.
    • 2007 August 2, Jon Pareles, “A Wide Range of Sounds, From Antillean to Zouk”, in New York Times‎:
      The band had three contrasting lead singers: Mr. Desvarieux, who was gruff and smoky; Mr. Marthely, a buoyant tenor; and Ms. Beroard, whose voice can be bright and poppy or sweetly affectionate. Mr. Naimro’s keyboards could sound like zinging dance-club synthesizers, an accordion, a steel drum or the clarinet used in old Martinican biguine music. Mr. Desvarieux’s guitar sometimes hinted at blues-rock or the intertwining lines of African rock before slipping back into the rhythm section.
  2. (countable) A musical composition in this style.
  3. (countable) A dance performed to this music.

French

Pronunciation

Noun

biguine f (plural biguines)

  1. biguine

Verb

biguine

  1. inflection of biguiner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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