- goombay
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Goombay — is a form of Bahamian music and a drum used to create it. Its most famous practitioner in modern times was Alphonso Blind Blake Higgs, who performed at the Nassau International Airport for many years. [Kaliss, Jeff. Junkanoo and Sloop John B. .… … Wikipedia
goombay — [go͞om′bā] n. a dance of the Bahamas done to syncopated rhythms of drums, maracas, sticks, and improvised instruments … English World dictionary
goombay — n. drum made of goatskin beaten with the hands; calypso music or dance related to the playing of goombay drums … English contemporary dictionary
Goombay Dance Band — Pays d’origine Allemagne Genre musical Disco, pop Années d activité Depuis 1979 … Wikipédia en Français
Goombay Dance Band — Allgemeine Informationen Gründung 1979 Website http://www.goombaydanceband.net/ Grün … Deutsch Wikipedia
Goombay Dance Band — The Goombay Dance Band was a German based band of the 1970s created by Oliver Bendt. The band is named after a small bay on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia.Their music had a distinctive sound, a mixture of Caribbean soca or calypso and western… … Wikipedia
goombay — /goom bay, goohm /, n. the style of calypso music or rhythm popular in the Bahamas. [cf. Jamaican E gombay a drum, said to be < Kongo ngoma, nkumbi drum (or a cognate Bantu word)] * * * … Universalium
goombay — [ gu:mbeɪ] noun W. Indian 1》 a goatskin drum played with the hands. 2》 (chiefly in the Bahamas) a festival of music and dance. Origin perh. from Kikongo ngoma, denoting a type of drum … English new terms dictionary
goombay — ˈgu̇mˌbā, ˈgüm , ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: of Bantu origin; akin to Kongo nkumbi ceremonial drum, Tshiluba nkumbi drum : calypso music as developed in the Bahamas … Useful english dictionary
List of number-one hits of 1980 (Germany) — This is a list of the German Media Control Top100 Singles Chart number ones of 1980. Issue Date Song Artist 4 January Maybe Thom Pace 11 January Maybe Thom Pace 18 January Sun of Jamaica Goombay Dance Band 25 January S … Wikipedia
