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This style became known as songo, and it is considered by some to represent the heart of timba.
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This 20-piece collective is "Cuba's best dance band" (New York Times) Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year Los Van Van will play their own irresistible brand of dance groove called 'songo' - a solid and invigorating fusion of rich Caribbean rhythms, Afro-Cuban drumming, salsa & rock/pop elements, mixed with sharp horns and violin riffs.
World Music Central 2009
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I have nothing against either Empire or songo.ca, I just find the business model to be a little odd: does heading out to watch Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay naturally lead to the consumer thinking “Hey, I would also like to pick up that new Theory of a Deadman CD?”
Do yourself a favour: buy some music online | Sync Blog 2008
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Arali muhumbulelwa kana mavharivhari a u tambudzwa a songo ripotiwa, o zwi vhonaho u wanala mulandu a newa faini kana a gwevhiwa minwaha mi? anu e dzhele kana zwo? he.
Speech by Josephine Tshivhase on the Older Persons Bill Debate 2006
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Mualuwa a songo shuma zwi? aratani kana u humbela vhudzulo, U tambudzwa lwa vhudzekani, U vhewa kha nyimele ine ya huvhadza mihumbulo yawe, u naledzwa na u vhaiswa muvhili wawe.
Speech by Josephine Tshivhase on the Older Persons Bill Debate 2006
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Na uri ndaka yavho i rengiswa vha songo zwi tendela kana u vhudzwa.
Speech by Josephine Tshivhase on the Older Persons Bill Debate 2006
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Rothe ri nanda nthihi nahone ri navho kha u fulufhela uri vhukando ha mulayo vhu nga si ongolowe zwi songo tea.
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Zaperoko was started a couple years later by late singer Frankie Rodriguez as a modern dance outfit, mixing the progressive salsa of Eddie Palmieri and the funk-tinged songo of Cuba's Los Van Van and leaving plenty of room for jazzy improvisation.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Solo un beso (meren-songo) canta: Pepe Gomez (Pepito) 5.
uacute; Franz 2010
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Using as the song's heartbeat a foot pattern on the bass drum known as tumbao, songo is more about a feeling than actual arrangement.
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