2. a drumming ensemble, accompanied by a singer, chorus, and a coterie of dancers 3. a term used to describe the fusion of West African with black American music. 5. combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues, and oftenjazz. The catchy rhythms are accompanied by handclaps and extemporaneous bodymovements 7.a popular form of South African music featuring a lively and uninhibited variation of thejitterbug, a form of swing dance,