Swahili
kipokeo
kee-poh-KEH-oh
How to say it
Swahilikipokeokee-poh-KEH-ohsoon
Englishchorus, refrainsoon
Frenchrefrainsoon
Meaning
a repeated musical response or chorus that answers the lead singer's line in call-and-response singing.
Good to know
Common in taarab and ngoma music; the chorus 'receives' and repeats after the soloist.
Examples
- Mwimbaji aliimba mstari na kikundi kikarudisha kipokeo.The singer sang a line and the group answered with the refrain.
- Kipokeo cha wimbo huu kinawavutia wachezaji wote.This song's refrain draws in all the dancers.
- Bila kipokeo, wimbo wa taarab haukamiliki.Without the refrain, a taarab song feels incomplete.
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