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  • He came on flourishing a red electric guitar, surrounded by a six-piece band matching guitars, percussion and zabumba hand-drum against fiddle and accordion, and literally whooping his way through Fé Na Festa, the jaunty, upbeat title track of his next album.

    Gilberto Gil 2010

  • (Soundbite of a zabumba) Mr. REFOSCO: And I think you have all the elements.

    Northern Brazilian Tradition, New York Style 2007

  • You have the bass … (Soundbite of a zabumba) Mr. REFOSCO: … and the snare.

    Northern Brazilian Tradition, New York Style 2007

  • Bombes2Bal, a stripped down rhythm and voice ensemble from Toulouse, used call and response chants, an archaic three stringed instrument called an esclop, a diatonic accordion, a Brazilian zabumba drummer and percussion to fashion a hypnotic dance music.

    unknown title 2009

  • Bombes2Bal, a stripped down rhythm and voice ensemble from Toulouse, used call and response chants, an archaic three stringed instrument called an esclop, a diatonic accordion, a Brazilian zabumba drummer and percussion to fashion a hypnotic dance music.

    unknown title 2009

  • -- played on guitar, accordion, triangle and zabumba drum, plus vocals.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2009

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