Biguine
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The famous Biguine vocalist Léona Gabriel with the banjoist Henri Boye | |
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Late 1890s, Saint-Pierre, Martinique |
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| Derivative forms | Biguine vidé |
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Biguine (/bɪˈɡɪn/ big-IN, French: [biɡin]; Antillean Creole: bigin) is a rhythmic dance and music style that originated from Saint-Pierre, Martinique in the 19th century. It fuses West African traditional music genres, such as Bélé, with 19th-century French ballroom dance steps.