Tambu

"This article is about several meanings of the word "tambu" in music. There is also an album titled "Tambu" by the band Toto.Also, The 1976 australian tv show the lost islands took place in 2 islands the main one of which was called tambu.

"Tambu" (also "tambú") is a drum, music genre and dance form, found on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, and is a major part of the Dutch Antillean music. On Bonaire, it is also known as "bari". Curaçaoan tambu is a major part of that island's culture, and is there a genre that is considered "muziek di zumbi" (literally, "spirit music", referring to music of African origin), and is accompanied by instruments like the "wiri", "agan" and triangle.

References

*"Garland Encyclopedia of World Music", pp. 927-931
*"New Grove Encyclopedia of Music", pp 775-777