单词 | kumina |
释义 | Kuminan. Jamaican. A religious ceremony performed in parts of Jamaica and ultimately of central African origin which features drumming, singing, and dancing, and at which participants are believed to become possessed by spirits. Also: the style of music performed at such a ceremony. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > folk music > [noun] > other folk music punta1853 ranchera1912 hillbilly1924 mariachi1929 plena1934 Kumina1943 son jarocho1945 son montuno1947 mbube?1948 singer-songwriter1949 boeremusiek1952 juju1954 mento1954 parang1962 musica norteña1974 klezmer1977 norteña1978 maskanda1980 sakkie-sakkie1982 bhangra1985 fuji1985 norteño1992 1943 in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) 267/1 Cummina, a cult performance at night. 1953 J. G. Moore Relig. Jamaican Negroes 126 Hot, said of drums at Cumina ceremony when the fast rim beat indicates the presence of zombies in the drum. 1972 Times 7 Aug. (Jamaica Suppl.) p. ii./4 She has recorded Kumina music, ring games and Pocomania meetings. 1995 K. Bilby in P. Manuel et al. Caribbean Currents vii. 161 Before packing up, the drummers explain that the music they play is called kumina. 2002 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 26 May f1/4 There are practitioners of Kumina in Jamaica who are able to speak, sing and pray in the original African language. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1943 |
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