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Although Gumbe is sometimes used as a catch-all term for the musics of Guinea-Bissau in general, it is more correctly used to refer to a particular genre which is a primarily vocal and percussive song tradition (using slit drums and calabashes) developing from a fusion of many of the country's traditional folk musics. It is generally regarded as beginning around 1973, shortly before Guinea-Bissau managed to wrest independence from Portugal, with Ernesto Dabó's M'ba bolame / Na being regarded as the first gumbe release. The most well-known gumbe artists include Zé Carl… read more
Although Gumbe is sometimes used as a catch-all term for the musics of Guinea-Bissau in general, it is more correctly used to refer to a particular genre which is a primarily vocal and percussive song tradition (using slit drums and calabashes) developing from a fusion of many of the country&… read more
Although Gumbe is sometimes used as a catch-all term for the musics of Guinea-Bissau in general, it is more correctly used to refer to a particular genre which is a primarily vocal and percussive song tradition (using slit drums and calabashes) developing from a fusion of many of the country's traditional folk musics. It is generally regarded as beginning ar… read more

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2 INDECISAO Mikas Cabral
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4 rusga di 7:30 Tabanka Djaz
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