Bamboula
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A bamboula is a kind of drum made from a section of giant bamboo with skin stretched over the ends.
It is also a dance accompanied by the drums. Both were brought to the Americas (notably New Orleans, Mobile, Alabama, and the Virgin Islands) by African slaves.
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