Bamboula
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A bamboula is a kind of drum made from a section of giant bamboo with skin stretched over the ends.[1] It is also a secular dance accompanied by the drums. Both were brought to the Americas (notably New Orleans and the Virgin Islands) by African slaves.[2][3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ Valdman, Albert (1998). Dictionary of Louisiana Creole. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press. pp. 60. ISBN 978-0-253-33451-0.
- ^ Theatre Arts. New York: Theatre Publications, Inc.. 1919. http://books.google.com/books?id=oSQOAAAAIAAJ.
- ^ Louisiana: A Guide to the State. New York: Hastings House. 1947. pp. 98, 279. http://books.google.com/books?id=lOSvzYLs3tMC.
- ^ Courlander, Harold. A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore: The Oral Literature, Traditions, Recollections, Legends, Tales, Songs, Religious Beliefs, Customs, Sayings and Humor of Peoples of African American Descent in the Americas. Marlowe Company. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-1-56924-501-9.
[edit] External links
- Bamboula Dance Drums (includes audio sample), Smithsonian Global Sound.
- Bamboula Dance, Sonny Watson's StreetSwing
- Morris, Ayesha (February 25, 2006). "The Power of Dance: Bamboula has deep and strong ties to African heritage, island history and freedom fight". The Virgin Islands Daily News. http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=13672670. Retrieved 2009-05-20.[dead link]
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