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| has gloss | (noun) a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments kwela |
| has gloss | eng: Kwela is a happy, often pennywhistle-based, street music from southern Africa with jazzy underpinnings and a distinctive, skiffle-like beat. It evolved from the marabi sound and brought South African music to international prominence in the 1950s. |
| lexicalization | eng: kwela |
| subclass of | (noun) music to dance to dance music |
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| has gloss | deu: Kwela, auch Pennywhistle-Jive, ist die Bezeichnung einer jazzorientierten südafrikanischen Musik aus den 1950er Jahren und der dabei charakteristischen Blechflöte. |
| lexicalization | deu: Kwela |
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| has gloss | nld: Kwela is een muziekgenre afgeleid van de Marabi, maar met gemakkelijke volkswijsjes en met zelfgemaakte fluitjes en andere goedkope instrumenten. |
| lexicalization | nld: Kwela |
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| similar | e/Kwela |
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