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‖ ngoma|ŋˈgəʊmə|
[Swahili ngoma, goma, drum, dance, music.]
In East Africa, a dance, a social gathering where dancing is general, a night of dancing.
1926Glasgow Herald 27 Jan. 10 They..console them for the temporary absence of their dancing partners at ngomas. 1935E. Hemingway Green Hills of Africa i. i. 16 That is what you should see. The big ngomas. The big native dance festivals. 1947E. African Ann. 1946–7 57/1 Most include in their headdresses a ‘halo’ of giraffe or zebra hair, and one I saw at a Victory ngoma (dance) had his horned headdress crowned by a..teapot. 1960Spectator 29 July 179 They would keep it up far into the night, drinking and drumming; a jolly social party not like the ngomas I used to see which always had a hint of magic and, it seemed, of menace. 1966C. Sweeney Scurrying Bush v. 65 It was not until I went to a ngoma, or beer-dance,..that I appreciated the tremendous volume of noise that human beings could produce. 1971Standard (Dar es Salaam) 7 Apr. 1/8 There will be dances in all dancing halls,..competitions in ngomas and singing, [etc.]. |