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- proper noun A
creole language spoken inSão Tomé and Príncipe .
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Examples
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Forro is thought to have originated sometime around the turn of the century.
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Forro is thought to have originated sometime around the turn of the century.
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Though the song titles tell us what we're hearing—"Plena y Bomba," for example, rises from Puerto Rico's bomba and plena folk forms while "Coco y Forro" celebrates northeast Brazil's forró and coco rhythms—Ms. Baca and the band encourage us to move to the polyrhythms while we learn.
How the Sounds of Africa Have Traveled Jim Fusilli 2011
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(Soundbite of a music) Mr. GONZAGA: (Singing in foreign language) MURPHY: Forro kept growing in the '70s.
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(Soundbite of a music) Mr. GONZAGA: (Singing in foreign language) MURPHY: Forro kept growing in the '70s.
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(Soundbite of music) TRIO DE OURO (Forro Group): (Singing in foreign language) MURPHY: The forro dance can vary.
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Detrás de la Puerta Coco y Forro Reina de Africa Her family and childhood in an impoverished part of Chorrillos, a district of Lima, are the wells from which Ms. Baca's passions spring, she said.
How the Sounds of Africa Have Traveled Jim Fusilli 2011
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(Soundbite of music) TRIO DE OURO (Forro Group): (Singing in foreign language) MURPHY: The forro dance can vary.
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Caruara, for example, is known for forro music and is home to the Museu do Forro; the two-hour bus ride from Recife costs about $10 round trip.
Brazilian music and culture appeal to couple planning a honeymoon Carol Sottili 2010
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While Forro in the Dark has evolved greatly over the years, I still maintain that their recorded works do not do justice to their live sets.
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Four for the Dance Floor 2009
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