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Mambo vs Samba - What's the difference?

mambo | samba |

As nouns the difference between mambo and samba

is that mambo is a Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba in the 1940s while samba is a Brazilian ballroom dance.

As verbs the difference between mambo and samba

is that mambo is to perform this dance while samba is to dance the samba.

mambo

English

(wikipedia mambo)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba in the 1940s.
  • A fast-paced Latin American dance inspired by mambo music.

    • Derived terms

    * horizontal mambo

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To perform this dance.

    • See also

    * * ----

    samba

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A Brazilian ballroom dance.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To dance the samba.

    • External links

    * ("samba" on Wikipedia) ----