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Wabap

Wabap (or simply biguine wabap) is a subgenre of biguine, a Caribbean music style.

Etymology

The name derives from the traditional refrain wiz-zap wabap sung by sugarcane cutters.[1]

History

According to Al Lirvat, the term was coined by Nelly Lunflas, a revue leader at La Canne à Sucre.[2] The first wabap recordings were made in 1952 by Al Lirvat and Robert Mavounzy. In 1954, a piece by Lirvat sung by Moune de Rivel was titled "Biguine Wabap".[3]

Musical characteristics

Wabap incorporates into biguine a number of assonances and dissonances, altered chords, and complex rhythms in five, six, and seven beats.[4] Banjo disappeared in wabap and it was replaced by guitar.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Jean-Michel Terrine (ill.), Lionel Arnaud, La politique des tambours, Éditions Karthala, 2020, p. 40, ISBN 9782811128470
  2. ^ Frédéric Négrit, Musique et immigration dans la société antillaise : en France métropolitaine de 1960 à nos jours (L'Harmattan, 2004), p.119
  3. ^ "Available on the Médiathèque Caraïbe website". Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  4. ^ Jacques Denis, in Vibrations, reproduced on the Frémeaux & Associés website
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