highlife
noun
high·life
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Definition of highlife
: dance music of west African origin that combines syncopated African rhythms with elements of jazz
Examples of highlife in a Sentence
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My latest collection explored postindependence Nigerian Afro-funk, disco, and highlife subcultures through the unique perspective of my late grandmother Florence. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "These Designers Are Changing the Fashion Landscape in Dubai," 3 Apr. 2018 From early on, jazz was a chief influence on him, alongside highlife and Nigerian spiritual music. — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, "Drummer Tony Allen, Blending Art Blakey and Afrobeat," 28 June 2017 Dominic James—played bright, reiterative figures in the style of Nigerian highlife; the other— — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, "A Brilliant Return for a Talking Heads Album," 13 May 2017 Hundreds of parishioners, overwhelmingly Nigerian, many in African ceremonial clothes, swayed to gospel songs made faster and funkier by Nigerian highlife beats. — Adam Shatz, New York Times, "Kamasi Washington’s Giant Step," 21 Jan. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'highlife.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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