rock 'n' roll

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Sostantivo

  1. (forestierismo) (musica) genere musicale originario degli Stati Uniti, nato a metà del ventesimo secolo dalla musica popolare afroamericana, e caratterizzato dall'adozione di sonorità forti e ritmi accentuati

Etimologia / Derivazione

dall'inglese rock 'n' roll letteralmente "dondola e rotola", riferimento alle abitudini sregolate dei gruppi etnici e sociali minoritari

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