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the African rumba that turned dancing into a contact sport for your hips
name originFrom French secouer, meaning to shake
cuban rootsBorn from Congolese ears chasing 1940s Cuban records
the sebeneLightning guitar riff that detonates the dancefloor
capitalKinshasa and Brazzaville fought to define its sound
export hitConquered East Africa, Caribbean, and Paris alike