Gumbe

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Gumbe is a style of music from Guinea-Bissau. Gumbe is a specific genre, though the same term also refers to any music of the country. True gumbe is a fusion of several Bissauan folk traditions. Gumbe is the genre most closely associated with Guinea-Bissauan music worldwide.

Gumbe is a primarily vocal and percussive music that has been associated with nationalist thought since colonial times.

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