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samba Definition

samba (sambə, säm-)

noun

  1. a Brazilian dance of African origin, in duple time, with a syncopated rhythm
  2. music for this dance

Etymology: Port, prob. of Afr orig.

intransitive verb

to dance the samba

samba Usage Examples

Object

  • rhythm: Hundreds of people listened to speeches and danced to samba rhythms as four " waitresses " passed through the crowd offering Coke blood drinks.

Converse of object

  • dance: LSS: Where do you go to dance samba?
  • include: We took to the roads and celebrate the bicycle then all sorts of fun stuff followed including samba and food!
  • use: Using samba, the " clients can see the share " .
  • configure: Can you tell me how to configure samba to be the Primary Domain Controller.
  • drum: Carnival music workshops will include Afro-Cuban drumming, Brazilian street samba, and South African township music for brass and wind.
  • play: We couldn't find instruments to play samba, so we decided to play son.

Adjective modifier

  • Brazilian: The dance is similar to the Brazilian samba using dramatic or allegorical themes.
  • radical: Newswire The African Prison Project 07-07-2006 06:12 Art & Activism Caravan: Athens swings to radical samba!
  • acid: Acid samba was something I'd wanted to try since I started play batucada in Birmingham in the late 1980s.

Modifies a noun

  • percussion: We offer a musical journey around the world - a 1 hour interactive performance followed by a 1 hour samba percussion workshop.
  • band: Loads of music, samba bands singing, street theater.
  • rhythm: Almost everything here is linked to the samba rhythm.
  • drummer: The crowds of the Portmill stage were gathered early by Toque Tambor, Hitchin's own samba drummers who paraded through the town.
  • server: The system time is also got from the samba server.
  • dancer: The actions were brilliant with the roads being blocked by ' fallen ' trees, burning barricades and samba dancers waving feather dusters.

Noun used with modifier

  • admin: A new rack mounted server has been delivered to Appleton Tower to replace topper as the hardware for the admin samba server.
  • carnival: The final result can be quite surprising if you are expecting the smoothness of bossa - nova or the inconsequential frivolity of carnival samba.
  • legacy: You can't use any legacy samba services - they have been discontinued.

Present participle complement

  • drum: In addition to an evening concert, three participatory workshops cover folk guitar playing, samba drumming and folk tunes.

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