shambo

See also: Shambo

English

Noun

shambo (uncountable)

1. A style of music made by the Ovambo people of Namibia, influenced by reggae.
   • 2006, Simon Broughton, The Rough Guide to World Music: Africa & Middle East, page 278:

     Ngatu also composes his own shambo songs on the album Biggest Gift, and he brings his own mixed musical traditions into his work.

   • 2011, Anene Ejikeme, Culture and Customs of Namibia, page 147:

     Other musical forms include kwasa kwasa (a kind of rumba), kwiku, ndombolo, oviritje, Damara panchi, and shambo.

   • 2018 October 12, Michael Kayunde, “Pushing Urban Shambo”, in The Namibian‎^[1]:

     They describe their sound as a fuse of Afro-pop, hip-hop, house music and ragga dancehall. “Because of our cultural inclination, we incorporate shambo elements in our music to spice things up,” says Khasi.

Anagrams

• Bosham, abmhos, abohms, absohm, hambos