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'''Goombay''' is a Caribbean music festival that was first held in Pensacola on [[April 28]], [[2007]] in the [[Belmont-De Villiers]] neighborhood.
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'''Goombay''' is a Caribbean music festival that has been held yearly in Pensacola since [[2007]].  Thus far, the festival has always been held in the [[Belmont-De Villiers]] neighborhood.
  
 
Goombay has its roots in the Bermudan slavery era. It is named for a skin-covered drum called a "gombey." The celebration was brought to the United States in 1970 and has localized versions in South Florida and Asheville, North Carolina.
 
Goombay has its roots in the Bermudan slavery era. It is named for a skin-covered drum called a "gombey." The celebration was brought to the United States in 1970 and has localized versions in South Florida and Asheville, North Carolina.

Revision as of 14:14, 28 April 2008

Goombay Gulf Coast
A steel drum band plays at the first annual Goombay Festival
A steel drum band plays at the first annual Goombay Festival
Date April 28, 2007
April 26, 2008
Location Belmont-De Villiers
First occurence 2007
Last occurence

Goombay is a Caribbean music festival that has been held yearly in Pensacola since 2007. Thus far, the festival has always been held in the Belmont-De Villiers neighborhood.

Goombay has its roots in the Bermudan slavery era. It is named for a skin-covered drum called a "gombey." The celebration was brought to the United States in 1970 and has localized versions in South Florida and Asheville, North Carolina.

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