Zouk-love is an alternative style of Zouk characterized by a slower, softer and sexual rhythm. The texts of the songs often speak of love and sentimental problems. Zouk Love dancing is performed by two in a "kolé séré and lascive. It is popular in franco- and lusophone countries such as Angola, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique. The pace is known worldwide. In African lusophone countries, however it is called Kizomba.
| Zouk love | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Zouk |
| Cultural origins | Mid 1980's, Guadeloupe & Martinique |
| Subgenres | |
| Kizomba | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Cabo-Love - Zouk-lambada - Zouk R&B | |
Origins
Patrick Saint Eloi, is arguably a forerunner of the French Antilles Zouk Love. He is the author of Zouk Love hits like "Darling", "West Indies", "Rev An Mwen" and "Zouk". Played in duet with Jocelyne Béroard one of the first songs of Zouk Love, "Pabizwen palé. Jean-Philippe Marthely is also one of the pioneers of Zouk Love with their songs "Pretty Kreate", "Pazapa" and "Lanmou sé pa Djendjene. But it was Béroard Jocelyne with her song "Kolé Séré" (gold) that allowed the whole of France to discover the Zouk Love. Today, Zouk Love is the Zouk alternative that has more success in the Netherlands.
Popular zouk love artists include Netherlands based Suzanna Lubrano and Gil Semedo, but also French West Indian artists like Patrick Saint Eloi, Edith Lefel, Nichols or African artist like Philipe Monteiro and Kaysha.
Zouk love styles
The music kizomba from Angola and Cabo-love from Cape Verde are also derivatives of zouk, which sounds basically the same, although there are notable differences once you become more familiar with these genres.
Zouk-Compas nouvelle génération
In the early 2000, several Haitian compas bands such as Carimi, T-vice, Top vice and Konpa Kreol toured the French Antilles as usual with success. The singer Vro with Softcore has adopted their "nouvelle génération" compas style that is more popular in France and the Caribbean. Caribbean, Cabo Verdean and African artists usually feature one another via compas songs. This style of zouk is more popular in France, and the Caribbean. Caribbean, Cape Verdean and African zouk artists usually feature each other via zouk-compas songs. Popular zouk artists includes artists like Jacky Rapon in song like "Mi Amor" , Ludo in song like "Weekend", Jackito in song like "Je l'aime a mourir" and Priscillia in song like "Dis le moi", Ali Angel in song like "Zouk Bordel 2003", and Iron in song like "Mr DJ" . This light compas style is often called zouk love in the French Antilles.
The Zouk r 'nb ' or New Generation
Today, there is an alternative of compas influenced by the American R&B. It is a mixture of R&B and zouk Love. This trend has taken birth in Paris with artists such as Slaï, Thierry Cham, Jane Fostin, Ali Angel, Medhy Custos, Nichols, Kimberlite Zouk, Warren, Marvin, Kaysha, Elizio, Teeya, Soumia Linsha and etc. .... but it is also Jean-Michel Rod is the precursor of Zouk R 'NB or "américanisé" with their song "Le Ou Lov", "Sof will," "Stop", "Cigaret", "Chut j'taime" "Mwen'm not," "And I love her" and "Ella". This trend seems to now the accession of the French public due to the success of Slaï, Thierry Cham, Medhy Custos, and Pearl Déesses Lama.
Some purists did not like the name "Zouk R 'NB" and prefers "Zouk New Generation", and that this zouk style is very popular among young people of Cape Verde.
Zouk in Brazil
In Brazil, the zouk rhythm is used to dance a Brazilian dancing style, however, with movements more suited to the music. The Lambada is usually very fast and frantic. Unlike that, the zouk in Brazil is often slow and sensual, enabling many steps and turns.
Rio-style Zouk
Rio-style Zouk (also called Carioca Lambada meaning Rio-style Lambada), was first developed in Rio de Janeiro. It is mainly danced in Brazil (Rio and Brasilia), Australia, The Netherlands, Spain and some other European countries. It uses a modified, slower, smoother, even more sensual version of the lambada and is typically danced on zouk-love style music. In the Netherlands this dance style goes under the name of zouk-love.
SoulZouk
The soulZouk or Zouk freestyle is a new style of Brazilian Zouk that is getting more and more space among Brazilians. More contemporary, it differs from traditional Brazilian zouk by a new way to relate with the music. Not being limited only by the beat, the style emphasizes the song’s melody, that way it can be danced with zouk or with a variety of music genres like R&B, Hip Hop. It also differs by a great movement improvement, like torsion steps and table cambrets. Differentiated lead, for the men learns how to lead with not only his hands and arms, but also with his legs, shoulders and head. The rhythm of steps in the dance is slow and the movements are made very close.
Despite their Caribbean origin, as symbolization (customs) and / or conclusion (parties), the rhythm is considered a social dance for couples. It is considered that the Zouk dancing in Brazil is not the same danced in the Caribbean. The steps are similar to the Brazilians the lambada, but performed more slowly. The pace dançadonos other countries is called Zouk Love, and its different steps are considered to be milder.