tribal house

trib·al house
Canada, US, UK/ˌtɹaɪ̯.bəl ˈhaʊ̯s/Canada, US, UK, also/ˌtɹʌɪ̯.bəl ˈhaʊ̯s/Australia/ˌtɹɑe̯.bəl ˈhæɔ̯s/New Zealand/ˌtɹɑe̯.bəl ˈhæʊ̯s/

noun

Subgenre of house music incorporating indigenous percussion.

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Meanings

nountribal house (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentSubgenre of house music incorporating indigenous percussion.

Origin

First attested in the late 1980s.

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APA

tribal house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribal%20house

MLA

“tribal house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribal%20house. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tribal house,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribal%20house.

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