kofi's definitions

makossa

form of dance music originating in Afrika (Cameroun, to be precise). Noted for its repeated bright-toned picked-guitar figures, chanting-style vocals (often in Douala) and sometimes brass accompaniment, makossa is very upbeat. Sam Fan Thomas is perhaps its biggest name internationally. For better or worse, makossa has become a staple ingredient of "world music".

Have you heard "Samba Makossa" by Chico Science? A new blend of hip Afrikan and cool Brazilian grooves!

by kofi May 16, 2003

Nymph

1. a young, usually slim and slightly-built female, considered sexually desirable;
2. if short for nympho or nymphomaniac : a woman who craves as much good sex as she can get, but for obvious social reasons at least partly on her own terms

A: Hey, who's that nymph you've been seeing?
B: What, do you know something I don't? I thought Lucy had had only had one or two relationships ....
A: No, you idiot, I just mean she's errm, very good-looking - and a bit young for you, maybe, you old tosser!

by kofi May 9, 2003

samba

Traditional dance and music form of Brazil, it has many possible variations, speeds and hybrids with other dances. Unlike "salsa", the parallel but very different type(s) of traditional dancing in Spanish-speaking Latin America, samba has more hip movement and more of a "shuffle" feel to it, based on its softer ease on (and around) the beat, coming from the polyrhythms of the Afrikan percussion music that traditionally accompanied it. However, see also lambada

Samba still thrives in variation in the music of the new bands especially of the North-East of Brazil, e.g. Nacao Zumbi, Mundo Livre S/A, Mestre Ambrosio.

by kofi May 18, 2003