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Rumba is a family of percussive rhythms song and ballroom dance that originated in Cuba as a combination of various musical traditions. The name derives from the Cuban Spanish word rumbo which means party or spree. It is secular with no religious connections. People of African descent in Havana and Matanzas originally used the word rumba as a synonym for party.

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