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Meaning of tumbao | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The basic rhythm played on the conga drum and the bass in Afro-Cuban music.

Examples

“After all, its encore introduced some new musical elements, including a pulse faintly suggestive of an Afro-Cuban tumbao.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Tumbarumba Tumbaya Tumbes tumbi Tumbi Umbi tumble