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 The famous Biguine vocalist Léona Gabriel with the banjoist Henri Boye | |
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Late 1890s, Saint-Pierre, Martinique[1] |
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| Derivative forms | Biguine vidé |
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Biguine (/bɪˈɡɪn/ big-IN, French: [biɡin]; Antillean Creole: bigin) is a rhythmic dance and music style that originated from Saint-Pierre, Martinique in the 19th century. It fuses West African traditional music genres, such as Bélé, with 19th-century French ballroom dance steps.[5]
- ^ France Musique. La biguine, une histoire créole. Published 11 May 2021. Accessed 16 May 2025. [1]
- ^ Revue de géographie (1892), vol. 30, p. 455.
- ^ Caraïbes Mamanthe, Musique Caraïbes : Biguine, accessed 16 May 2025. [2]
- ^ Infernal Biguine. Bandcamp. Accessed 16 May 2025. [3]
- ^ New York Public Library Performing Arts Desk Reference. New York: Macmillan USA. 1996. p. 232. ISBN 0-02861447-X.
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