The word samba means to dance and invoke the African spirits. From Wordnik.com. [Afro-Brazilian History, Beats and Culture] Reference
Curimin's style is sometimes called samba-funk, and it incorporates many jazz, bossa nova, and hip hop elements as well. From Wordnik.com. [Flavorpill New York Events] Reference
Gentle passages soon yielded to vigorous ones, and the word samba'' lost its cool when turned into a football-style chant. From Wordnik.com. [In concert: Gogol Bordello at 9:30 Club] Reference
The samba is a fun, light dance and I would have like to have seen you relax a little more. From Wordnik.com. [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference
They are also known for a pea and vegetable stew called samba and a soup made of tamarind or tomato called ream. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Len pointed out that both Michael and Debi had danced the samba, which is a tough dance, but he'd said the same thing about the rumba. From Wordnik.com. [FOXNews.com] Reference
Staff Reporter 69,000 hectares brought under 'samba' in Pudukottai district. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Rice shortage to hit Bengal] Reference
Their so-called "samba" football is laced with cynicism; they are just plain dirty. From Wordnik.com. [Mail & Guardian Online] Reference
After an instrumental introduction and all broken Yezda Urfa, to finish this part a bit of 'samba'. From Wordnik.com. [Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website] Reference
Staff Reporter 69,000 hectares brought under 'samba' in Pudukottai district Staff Reporter 4,924 homeless families to benefit. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Farmer uses organic manure, reaps good yield] Reference
This is really an homage to samba music, is it not?. From Wordnik.com. [Marisa Monte's 'Non-Identical Twin' Albums] Reference
Here's a clip from some of the samba bands taking part. From Wordnik.com. [Cardiff today – AM slates nightlife, graffiti locations and MAS carnival pics] Reference
"Doralice," it's an old samba turned bossa nova classic. From Wordnik.com. [Newport Jazz 2010: The Lesser-Known Giants] Reference
"Rio de Janeiro, a city that delights," goes a classic samba. From Wordnik.com. [The Perils Of Abundance] Reference
We have the samba from Rio, we have the achere (ph) from Bahia. From Wordnik.com. [Sergio Mendes Unleashes Good Times For Summer] Reference
The crowd was stamping its feet and shaking its hips to the samba. From Wordnik.com. [Orpheus Revisited] Reference
And I think it's a very - it sounds very classical psychedelic samba. From Wordnik.com. [Marisa Monte's 'Non-Identical Twin' Albums] Reference
The music combined a cool jazzy sound with the rhythms of Brazilian samba. From Wordnik.com. ['Timeless' Takes Hip-Hop Star to Brazil] Reference
Something that's real simple, just a simple samba I wrote a long time ago. From Wordnik.com. [Souza Lends a Fresh Note to Brazilian Music] Reference
He plays cuica, which is a traditional samba instrument, and he's 85-years-old. From Wordnik.com. [Marisa Monte's 'Non-Identical Twin' Albums] Reference
Last year, Paul Simon did "The Rhythm of the Saints," which used Brazilian samba. From Wordnik.com. [Crossover Dreamers] Reference
The choro is a Brazilian form of music that gave rise to samba and the bossa nova. From Wordnik.com. [Souza Lends a Fresh Note to Brazilian Music] Reference
Tumbling from the nightclub: the samba amateurs, some still whistling and writhing. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Evans: The Poetry of Michael Tyrell] Reference
Brazil's image abroad is associated with popular culture: samba, the way we play football. From Wordnik.com. [Culture For The Masses] Reference
Dean and Seiko had been introduced to each other at the samba festival at the Wonder Mall. From Wordnik.com. [Relativity] Reference
In Buenos Aires, fans call it musica de onda, a hardrocking mixture of reggae, salsa and samba. From Wordnik.com. [Rock Around The World] Reference
Our feet clatter to the scream of the samba; my ears ringing so I can hardly hear your ukulele. From Wordnik.com. [Orpheus Revisited] Reference
Tracing the samba king's catalog back, you understand why the man's name is household in Brazil. From Wordnik.com. [Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Seu Jorge, Salsa and Ghanian Afrobeat] Reference
Saturday's program includes samba, cha-cha, salsa, meringue and more, plus cocktails and dancing. From Wordnik.com. [The Short List] Reference
The event is more Latin than Cajun, with samba music, body paint, Caribbean food and reggae beats. From Wordnik.com. [Travel: Boogie With The Beads] Reference
Sometimes the blend can go wrong; too many of the tunes touted as samba-reggae sound like neither. From Wordnik.com. [The Girls From Brazil] Reference
But in Brazil, where beauty is as highly valued as futebol or the samba, modeling has become an obsession. From Wordnik.com. [This Year's Model] Reference
Bossa nova, that lush mix of jazz, samba and bebop from the 1950s, swirls among the spare, bright sculptures of Rio. From Wordnik.com. [The City Of Curiosities] Reference
I turned up around 11 and Fred led me through it, from the two-step to the samba to the mambo to the waltz, with ease. From Wordnik.com. [A Dance Card To Die For] Reference
If you're in the mood for samba and sequined thongs, why not let the good times roll in Trinidad or the Canary Islands?. From Wordnik.com. [Getaways | Carnaval] Reference
The cleverest samba maestros have always used the streetfest as a stage for sly political parody and droll social comment. From Wordnik.com. [Carnival Goes Political] Reference
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