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Semba

🇦🇴 Angola Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition
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Semba definition 1

Música e dança tradicional angolana (Traditional Angolan music and dance)

"O semba é a nossa identidade (Semba is our identity)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

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🇦🇴 Angola
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August 2025

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