zilizopendwa

Meaning

Noun

  • A genre of urban East African music recorded in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

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Origin

  • From Swahili zilizopendwa, probably because the genre arose in the post-independence era in East Africa and was loved by locals for its representation of freedom.

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