Meaning & use
Hamboning
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Performing a rhythmic style of body percussion, slapping the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks to create beats, rooted in African-American folk tradition.
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The street performers drew a crowd with their energetic hamboning routine.
He taught his grandchildren the old art of hamboning passed down from his youth.
A note on using this word
Also known as 'hambone' or 'patting juba', this tradition dates back to enslaved African Americans who were often forbidden from using drums.
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patting jubabody percussion
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