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Look up: rumba

  1. rumba
    1) Afro-Cuban street drumming and dancing noted for dense, virtuoso percussion and subtle, sexually suggestive dancing. Main formns are guaguanco, yambu and columbia. 2) Congolese dance music of the 1940s-70s, the generation of Dr. Nico, Grand Kalle, and Franco. Strongly influenced by Cuban music. Precursor of soukous.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/africabeyond/africa

  2. rumba
    [n] - syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba 2. [n] - a rhythmic syncopated Cuban folk dance in duple time 3. [n] - a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Rumba
    Cuban percussion-based music and dance complex comprising: yambú, a slower more stately partner dance; guaguancó, a quick tempo partner dance featuring a sexual motif performed by the male called vacunao; and columbia, a virtuoso solo dance performed by males sometimes with blades as props. Rumba also describes the occassion when these dances are performed.
    Found on http://www.salsa-merengue.co.uk/4bohemia

  4. rumba
    rhumba noun a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  5. rumba
    rhumba noun syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Rumba
    `Rumba` is a family of music rhythms and dance styles that originated in Africa and were introduced to Cuba and the New World by African slaves. Rumba may refer to:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumba

  7. rumba
    ballroom dance of Afro-Cuban folk-dance origin that became internationally popular in the early 20th century. Best known for the dancers` subtle side ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/78

  8. rumba
    1. a rhythmic syncopated Cuban folk dance in duple time
    2. a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance

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