goombay
/ɡumˈbeɪ/
noun
- A style of music and dance from the Bahamas, traditionally played on goatskin drums.
- She learned the goombay dance during her vacation in Nassau.
- The festival featured live goombay music that got everyone dancing.
- The band played a lively goombay rhythm on the beach.
- A type of drum used in Bahamian goombay music.
- The goombay is made from goatskin stretched over a barrel.
- The musician beat the goombay with his hands.
- He bought a traditional goombay as a souvenir from the Bahamas.