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Bookmark or Share- Goombay - WikipediaGoombay is a form of Bahamian music and a drum used to create it. The drum is a membranophone made with goat skin and played with the hands. The term Goombay has also symbolized an event in the Bahamas, for a summer festival with short parades known as ‘Junkanoo’.
- Goombay — YMI Cultural CenterThe Goombay Festival was created in 1982 to celebrate the richness and diversity of the African diaspora and Asheville’s African American community. The YMI Cultural Center is proud to be the host of this weekend festival attracting thousands to downtown Asheville each year.
- Bahamas Goombay Summer Festivals | Bahamas Official SiteGoombay Summer Festivals are The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation's annual summer festivals that showcase the true essence of being a Bahamian. Taking place across multiple islands, the festival showcases the country's rich heritage through live music, dance performances, art displays, and authentic Bahamian cuisine.
- Music - Grand Bahama MuseumThe traditional music of the Bahamas is Goombay and is related to that of the American mainland and the Caribbean, combining the musical traditions from Africa with that of the European colonial experience. Goombay is the Bantu word for “rhythm” and the name given to the particular type of drum used in the music.
- Music as Identity: Should Bahamian Music Officially Be Called Goombay ...Goombay, as a music form, in The Bahamas, came during the transatlantic slave trade with African slaves from the Congo. Some contend that Goombay came as Junkanoo did; filtering up as an export from older slave colonies like Jamaica.
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