Zouk is a nightclub in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The club is named after the French Creole word for 'party'. Clubbing, also known as a disco A nightclub (often shortened to club) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... Nickname: KL Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Peace and progress) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Mayor Ruslin Hasan Area    - City 243. ... A creole language, or just creole, is a well-defined and stable language that originated from a non-trivial combination of two or more languages, typically with many distinctive features that are not inherited from either parent. ...

The three old warehouses that make up the original Zouk were built in 1919 on the Singapore River. Thoroughly renovated, the houses now feature three interconnected clubs: 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Singapore River The Singapore River (Chinese: 新加坡河) is a small river in terms of physical attributes, but of extreme historical importance to the country of Singapore, the political entity which shares its name. ...

• Zouk (1991), with a large dancefloor and state-of-the-art sound and lighting, catering to a variety of artists
• Velvet Underground (1994), a quieter, more relaxed lounge that plays house and soul
• Phuture (1996), a more avant-garde bar specializing in broken beats.

The clubs have proven popular with Singapore's party-going crowd and regularly attract performers from all over the world. Its famous Mambo Jambo theme nights are considered a must-go for a beginning clubber. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ... Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub-genres of electronic music, usually characterized by the use of a non-straighted 4/4 drum pattern (as opposed to the steady beat of house or trance). ... Mambo Jambo, commonly known as Mambo nights, is a theme clubbing night held every Wednesday in Singapore’s Zouk (club) and her sister club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ...

In 2004, Zouk opened a sister club on Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Zouk KL features four rooms: Zouk and Velvet Underground styled on the original, plus the Loft and Terrace bars. Nickname: KL Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Peace and progress) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Mayor Ruslin Hasan Area    - City 243. ...

A beach dance party called ZoukOut is organised at Sentosa in December each year. On December 10, 2005, 18,000 people attended the party. ZoukOut 2006 outdone itself once again drawing a record 20,000 party-goers to Sentosa on December 11, 2006.^[1] The big Merlion statue on Sentosa Central Business District from the Carlsberg Sky Tower. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mambo Jambo

Mambo Jambo, commonly known as Mambo nights, is a theme clubbing night held every Wednesday Zouk in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. It is highly popular among the younger segment of the clubbing crowd in Singapore, and a Mambo experience is often regarded as an initiation ritual for many beginners into the local clubbing scene. Nickname: KL Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Peace and progress) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Mayor Ruslin Hasan Area    - City 243. ...

Origins and Development as a clubbing institution

While Zouk Club's vision was to introduce house music into Singapore, the concept of house music was not well-entrenched in the Asian clubbing landscape. Thus in order to make house music more appealing to the Singapore crowd, it introduced a blend of music which incorporated pop hits from the 70s and 80s with house music which were to be played every Wednesday night. Never seen as a long term plan, this retro theme night however became increasingly popular with the clubbing crowd and became one of the main highlights of the Singapore’s clubbing week event list. It eventually became the most well patronised weekday event in the Singapore clubbing scene. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Music Type

Mambo Jambo is a spin of the term mumbo jumbo which fittingly described the type of music peculiar to the theme night. It began with a somewhat unorthodox mix of 70s and 80s pop hits and house and over the years, it evolved and incorporated rock, dance and hit hop. A huge hit with the local clubbers, many imitators tried to follow the ‘retro’ theme formula with relatively lesser success. Zouk remained the standard bearer for this unique clubbing experience in Singapore.

Special Dance Moves

There are numerous songs that are well received by the clubbing club. However, the most popular are those that will rouse the crowd to making their peculiar dance moves. These moves, usually restricted to hand and upper body movements, are usually expressed in sync with the songs' progression and lyrics. Some of these songs includes Bananarama's Love in the First Degree, Jason Donovan's Too Many Broken Hearts and Rick Astley's Together forever. Bananarama are an English girl group who found worldwide fame with their melodic pop and new wave songs. ... Donovan on the cover of the Especially For You single with Kylie Minogue Jason Sean Donovan (born June 1, 1968) is an Australian actor and singer, with world-wide record sales of over 30 million copies (singles, albums, compilation inclusions, etc. ... Richard Paul Astley (born February 6, 1966) is an English dance-pop singer, songwriter and musician. ...

Example: Belinda Carlisle's Summer Rain (taken from Dylan Boey's Mambo Rocks article, published 8-Aug-04) Belinda Carlisle (Belinda Jo Carlisle; also known as Belinda Kurczeski) born on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood, California, is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the all-female rock & roll band The Go-Gos and also a successful solo artist. ...

Step #1 Chorus: 'Oh my love, it's you...' Your move: Clap your hands twice and point with your right hand at 'you'.

Step #2 Chorus: 'that I dream of...' Your move: Bring your right hand up and point to your right temple.

Step #3 Chorus: 'Oh my love, since that day, somewhere in my heart...' Your move: Bring your hands together and make a heart shape over your left bosom.

Step #4 Chorus: 'I'm always dancing with you in the summer rain...' Your move: With both hands half-raised and your index finger and thumb pinched together, make little circles as you twirl your hands around for 'dancing'. When the chorus goes 'summer rain', stretch out your hands and make little ripples with your fingers as if simulating a shower of rain.

Mambo Jambo- The Album

In 1998, Zouk Club together with Avex Trax Asia Limited produced a compilation of Mambo Jambo mix.

Track listing

1. Let The Music Play - Shannon
2. Walking Away - Information Society
3. Bauhaus - Cappella
4. Ride on Time - Black Box
5. Theme from S'Express - S'Express
6. Tubthumping - Chumbawamba
7. Call Me - Spagna
8. Together Forever - Rick Astley
9. Love in the First Degree - Bananarama
10. Square Rooms - Al Corley
11. Batucuda - DJ Dero
12. Samba De Janeiro - Bellini
13. BG Tips, You should be dancing - E-Sensual
14. YMCA - Village People
15. Gimme Hope Joanna - Eddy Grant
16. Together in Electric Dreams - Giogio Morader & Phillip Oakley
17. Summer Rain - Belinda Carlisle
18. Here Comes the Rain Again - Eurythmics
19. Magic Carpet Ride - Mighty Dub Katz
20. Lost in Emotion - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
21. Give It Up - KC and the Sunshine Band
22. A Little Respect - Erasure

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See also

• Zouk (Style of music)

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References

• ↑  "ZoukOut 2006 outdone itself drawing a record 20,000 party-goers to Sentosa", Channel NewsAsia, 10 December 2006.
• ↑  "ZoukOut draws record 18,000 party-goers from Singapore and region", Channel NewsAsia, 11 December 2005.
• Boey, Dylan. Mambo Rocks in Sunday Times 8th August 2004. Singapore: SPH.
• DJ Adam Low. (1998) Mambo Jambo Wednesday Night Live. Singapore: Avex Trax.

External links

• Zouk (Singapore)
• Zouk (Kuala Lumpur)
• Zouk (Mumtazz.com)
• Top 5 nightspots in Singapore