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Look up: Mambo

  1. mambo
    Afro-Cuban musical form that became popular in the U.S. during the 50's. Mambo also refers to an instrumental section of a salsa or merengue tune.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/africabeyond/africa

  2. mambo
    noun a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  3. Mambo
    (music) `Mambo` is a musical form and dance style that developed originally in Cuba and then later in Mexico. The word "mambo" means "conversation with the gods" in Kikongo, the language spoken by Central African slaves taken to Cuba. History: Modern mambo began with a son...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambo

  4. Mambo
    (software) `Mambo` (formerly named `Mambo Open Source` or `MOS`) was a free software/open source content management system (CMS) for creating and managing websites through a simple web interface. `Development of this CMS ceased in June 2008`. Features: Mambo includes advanced features such as...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambo

  5. Mambo
    (dance) `Mambo` is a Latin dance of Cuban origin that corresponds to mambo music. Mambo music was invented during the 1930s in Havana by Cachao and his contemporaries and made popular around the world by Perez Prado and Beny Moré. Mambo music developed from Danzón and was heavily influe...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambo

  6. Mambo
    (Voodoo) `Mambo` is the term for a female (as opposed to the `Houngan`, or male) High Priest in the Vodou religion in Haiti. They are the highest form of clergy in the religion, whose responsibility it is to preserve the rituals and songs and maintain the relationship between the spirits and ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambo

  7. Mambo
    (artist) `Flavien Demarigny, aka Mambo` is a Franco-Hungarian artist, born in Santiago de Chile, Chile, on . Mambo is the alias of Franco-Hungarian artist Flavien Demarigny. Mambo describes his work as an illustrated brain, full of visions and emotions. He draws or paints as if he is writing,...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambo

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12 February 2012

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