Music of Martinique and Guadeloupe: Topics
Biguine	Mini-jazz
Chouval bwa	Gwo ka
Jump up	Kadans
Zouk
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Biguine is a style of music that originated in Martinique in the 19th century.

By combining the traditional bélé music with the polka, the black musicians of Martinique created the biguine, which comprises three distinct styles, the biguine de salon, the biguine de bal and the biguines de rue. Lacking recognition at home, several biguine artists moved to mainland France, where they achieved greater popularity in Paris, especially in the wake of the colonial exhibition in 1931. The popularity of the biguine declined in the 1970s, when it began to be replaced by more commercial music.

The biguine is similar to New Orleans jazz music, and may have influenced its development.

[edit] See also

• Beguine (dance)
• Music of Martinique and Guadeloupe
• Zouk
• kompa

External link:

• http://www.zouk-uk.com/

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