Swahili
kambusi
kam-BU-si
How to say it
Swahilikambusikam-BU-sisoon
Englishlutesoon
Frenchluthsoon
Meaning
a small stringed instrument resembling a lute, played in traditional coastal music.
Good to know
more commonly spelled gambusi; associated with taarab and coastal wedding music.
Examples
- Mwanamuziki alipiga kambusi kwenye harusi.The musician played the kambusi at the wedding.
- Sauti ya kambusi ilijaza ukumbi wote.The sound of the kambusi filled the whole hall.
- Je, unajua kucheza kambusi?Do you know how to play the kambusi?
- Kambusi ni ala ya asili ya pwani.The kambusi is a traditional coastal instrument.
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