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  • I think they were talking about M'bumba's tools when they refer to "the giant black penis".

    بالاترین 2009

  • I particularly enjoyed the historical context in which this was all put -- the history of choro, which was earlier than I'd assumed; interesting anthropological details on the music linked to capoeira and to bumba-meu-boi.

    That Music In Brazil book I borrowed a couple of weeks ago jinty 2006

  • fassinatin as always. i aint never herd of bumba yet, but sounds lack my kinda god.

    Darwin DNA Anne Johnson 2007

  • thankee fer innerducin me to a new god i aint never herd tell of ere now. bumba, the big banger of all time, vomitin up the universe from loneliness! splains it bout as well as mos inny eggsplainayshun ye could fine.

    Making the Ancestor Proud Anne Johnson 2007

  • It’s not enough for a spokesperson to say, “given this crisis of historical proportions, we’re forced to … …” Afterall Obama said that this crisis ‘has been many years in the making’, so the dismal state of affairs should not be a total shock to him and his advisors. — carl bumba

    Obama Considers Delaying Tax Increase - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

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  • Bumba, the African creator god of Vomit. Puked up the universe and a pile of diced carrots.

    June 16, 2009