Meaning of kwassa kwassa | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A dance rhythm from the Congo (DRC), where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips.
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2. A traditional flat-bottomed, wooden fishing boat used primarily in the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (so called because it is "very shaky").
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Examples

“Civic spaces for youth like the kwassa kwassa dance classes are often talked about in the township within frames like morality and health.”

“Day after day, never-ending human tragedies are played out as people risk their lives trying to reach Mayotte in overloaded, rickety kwassa-kwassa boats to see family members, place their children in school, visit a health center, sell products on the market or find an odd job.”

“The large majority of Comorian migrants arrive by sea in small boats known as kwassa kwassa named after the swaying Congolese dance rhythm.”

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