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'''Goombay''' is a Caribbean music festival that was first has been held yearly in Pensacola on since [[April 282007]]. Thus far, [[2007]] 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.