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. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. Rumba may refer to:
Music and dance
- Cuban Rumba, Afro-Cuban music and dance rhythms that gave birth to other forms of rumba
- Rumba (dance), several dance styles that correspond to various styles and epochs of Rumba music
- Flamenco Rumba, a style of flamenco music also known as Gypsy Rumba or Rumba Gitana
- African Rumba, a style of music that originated in Congo, and evolved into Soukous music
Others
In Cuban music, Rumba is a generic term covering a variety of musical rhythms and associated dances Rumba is a dance organically related to the Rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. Flamenco Rumba (also called Rumba Flamenca, Rumba Gitana, Gypsy Rumba or Spanish Rumba) is a style of Flamenco Music from Soukous (also known as Lingala or Congo, and previously as African rumba) is a Musical genre that originated in the two neighbouring countries Rumba is a 1935 film starring George Raft as a Cuban dancer and Carole Lombard as a Manhattan socialite
Dictionary
rumba
-noun
- a slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time
-verb
- To dance the rumba.
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