#soukous
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #soukous from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Day-by-day usage
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-09-10 23:25 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
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measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-09-10 23:25 UTCLive pulse
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-09-10 23:25 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~31789 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 13:00
Languages: English (32) · French (5) · Japanese (1)
Avg boosts / post: 0.6
Top of the latest posts
African Melody – 50 ans https://amf.didiermary.fr/african-melody-50-ans/ Au Tchad, l’un des groupes musicaux mythiques du milieu des années 1970, African Melody (ou Melodie), a célébré son cinquantenaire en fin d’année 2024. African Mélodie
Super Negro Bantous https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-negro-bantous/ Despite their Congolese-sounding name, Super Negro Bantous were a renowned Igbo band led by Elah Elvis, recording at least seven albums for Rogers All Stars while combining
I did get around to #recording some #music yesterday. This is what I have for now. A mix of #reggae and #soukous, though the #bass line at one point reminds me very much of South African jazz in rhythm and note choices. I don't think about
What “soukous” means
Wiktionary · Wikipediasoukous
- nounA genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s.
Soukous is a genre of dance music originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. It derived from Congolese rumba in the 1960s, with faster dance rhythms and bright, intricate guitar improvisation, and gained popularity in the 1980s in France. Although often used by journalists as a synonym for Congolese rumba, both the music and dance associated with soukous differ from more traditional rumba, especially in its higher tempo, song structures and longer dance
“Soukous” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#soukous across platforms
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