What is "kwassa kwassa"

n. A dance rhythm from the Congo (DRC), where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips.

Kwassa kwassa (or kwasa kwasa) is a music subgenre of soukous and a dance rhythm from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that started in the 1970s where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips. It was very popular in Africa in the late 1980s.

The dance was created by Pepe Kalle and popularized by his soukous music videos, as well as the videos of Kanda Bongo Man, Viva La Musica, and other Congolese musicians.

Kwassa Kwassa is a soukous album by Kanda Bongo Man, released 1989.