bomba
Puerto Rican drum tradition
Bomba names several distinct things across cultures.
In Puerto Rico, it's a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican music and dance form featuring call-and-response vocals and barrel drums.
In the Philippines, bomba refers to soft-core erotic films that flourished from the 1970s onward.
In Spanish and other Romance languages, bomba simply means bomb or pump.
The word also appears in various place names and as a surname.
Struck membrane instruments
- cuatroFour in Spanish
- guiroSerrated gourd idiophone
- skirtsLower-body garments for women
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
heritage · tradition · choreography · dancers · ritual · masks · maraca
Powerful blasting compound
- grenadeHandheld thrown explosive
- detonatorExplosive initiation device
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- blastSudden forceful burst
shrapnel · fuse · demolition · incendiary · landmine · nitroglycerin · warhead · missile
Latin music's rhythmic spine
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- percussionSound through impact
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
groove · beat · tempo · call-and-response · improvisation · repique · cadence · swing
Person or thing overwhelming
- showstopperSpectacular crowd-pleasing performance
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
smash · phenomenon · spectacle · blockbuster · wow · splash · excitement · impact
drums
Struck membrane instruments
folklore · heritage · tradition · choreography · dancers · ritual · masks · maraca
dynamite
Powerful blasting compound
blast · shrapnel · fuse · demolition · incendiary · landmine · nitroglycerin · warhead · missile · torpedo
clave
Latin music's rhythmic spine
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- percussionSound through impact
drumming · groove · beat · tempo · call-and-response · improvisation · repique · cadence · swing · backbeat
stunner
Person or thing overwhelming
- showstopperSpectacular crowd-pleasing performance
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
hit · smash · phenomenon · spectacle · blockbuster · wow · splash · excitement · impact · thrill
- time bombExplosive on a timer
- atomic bombFission-triggered mass destruction device
- nuclear bombFission or fusion weapon
- smart bombSelf-guided explosive weapon
- bombing runCombat aircraft attack mission
- drop a bombReveal shocking information suddenly
bomb, bombed, bombing, bomber, bombard, bombshell, bombardment, bombings, bombarded