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samba

som buh

  • n  large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
  • n  music composed for dancing the samba
  • n  a lively ballroom dance from Brazil
  • n  a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers
  • v  dance the samba

  • Max de Castro--samba singer, hip-hopper and visionary--leads Brazil's next wave.
  • His successes with pension and tax reforms have made Wall Street want to samba.
  • Eschewing the formal paraphanelia or costumes of the official samba schools, they meet in public places and then dance around the block behind some music, often a witty samba .
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  • Sam Allardyce in ESPN
    Allardyce said: "Injuries to Morten and Jason meant we had to put Chris Samba up front. It paid off, though, for us. He was excellent and upset two good centre-halves. But we cannot afford Morten and Jason to be injured for too long. We have not got...
  • Jimmy Webb in FOXNews
    I always thought that Carly had a great voice, especially in her low register, that throaty, sexy part of her voice, for that kind of music,said Webb, who contributed the sensuous Jobim-inspired "The Last Samba," for the album. "It...
  • Bruno Tonioli in Longridge Today
    Fellow judge and choreographer Bruno Tonioli said: "The samba should have the excitement of the Brazilian grand prix and this was a Brazilian grand flop: no bounce, poor hip action, heavy-footed."

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