Bomba (Ecuador)

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Bomba is an African derived musical form from the Chota Rivera area of Ecuador. Its origins can be traced back to Africa via the middle passage and the use of African slave labor during the country's colonial period. Africans brought to labor as slaves in Ecuador brought with them this music form heavily influenced from the Bantu cultures of the Congo. It is played with barrel shaped drums similar to those found in the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Santiago, Cuba and Southern Angola. The people dance in pairs to the drums and use improvisation to build relationships between the dancer and lead drummer. oh yes...Thats Right. badabadabada bomba!

There is also a Puerto Rican style of music called Bomba.