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noun
A style of music, first played in the townships, whose principal instrument is the penny whistle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dance music
History
Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *-kóɪda Zulu -khwéla English kwela From Zulu -khwéla (“get up”).
