biguine
See also: biguiné
English edit
Noun edit
biguine (uncountable)
- (music) 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[1]:
- 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.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Homophones: biguinent, biguines
Noun edit
biguine f (plural biguines)
Verb edit
biguine
- inflection of biguiner:
Further reading edit
- “biguine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.