Bombo may refer to:
Music
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''Bombo'' (musical), a 1921 Broadway production starring Al Jolson
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"Bombo" (song), by Norwegian singer Adelén
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Bombo criollo or just bombo, a family of Latin American drums
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Bombo legüero, an Argentine drum
*An 18th-century term for
tremolo
In music, ''tremolo'' (), or ''tremolando'' (), is a trembling effect. There are two types of tremolo.
The first is a rapid reiteration:
* Of a single Musical note, note, particularly used on String instrument#Bowing, bowed string instrument ...
*An album from Swedish rock band
Bonafide
In human interactions, good faith ( la, bona fides) is a sincere intention to be fair, open, and honest, regardless of the outcome of the interaction. Some Latin phrases have lost their literal meaning over centuries, but that is not the case ...
Places
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Bombo, New South Wales
Bombo is a suburb of the Municipality of Kiama, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located north of Kiama.
Etymology
Bombo is derived from "Thumbon", the name of a renowned headman and warrior born in this district.
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, a suburb of the Municipality of Kiama, Australia
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Bombo, Uganda
Bombo is a town in Luweero District in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda.
History
Many officers and soldiers of the Uganda Army (1971–1980), Uganda Army (UA) settled in Bombo upon their retirement during the Second Republic ...
, a town in Luwero District
*A ward in
Same District
Same is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanga District, to the northeast by Kenya, to the south and southeast by the Korogwe District and Lushoto District of Tanga Region, ...
, Tanzania
People
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Aama Bombo Aama Bombo or Buddhi Maya Lama is a shaman in the Nepalese Tamang tradition. Aama Bombo means "Mother Shaman." She is also a member of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers (IC13G).
Biography
Bombo was born in Melong and later m ...
, shaman in the Nepalese Tamang tradition
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Bombo Calandula (born 1983), Angolan former team handball player
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Bombo Rivera
Jesus "Bombo" Rivera Torres (born August 2, 1952) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. At the age of seven, his youth baseball manager started calling him "Bombo", meaning "fly ball," and the nickname stuck. Aside from baseball, Rivera a ...
(born 1952), Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball player nicknamed "Bombo"
Other uses
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Bombo Radyo Philippines, a large Filipino radio network
*, an Australian coastal freighter that foundered in 1949
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''Bombo'' (video game), a 1986 British game on the Commodore 64
*Bombo, the ball used in
chaza
The Chaza, or pelota nacional (national ball), is a South American racquet sport, (like tennis), which is practiced on a rectangular area bounded by lines. This area is divided by a line drawn on the floor that divides the playing field. It is pla ...
, a Colombian racquet sport
See also
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Bomba (disambiguation)
Bomba may refer to:
Places
*Bomba, Belize, a village in the Belize District of Belize
*Bomba, Abruzzo, a ''comune'' in Province of Chieti, Italy
*Bomba, Libya, a village near the city of Derna in Libya
*Gulf of Bomba, a body of water in the Medit ...
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Bombe (disambiguation)
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