Gumbe, also goombay or gumbay, is a West African style of music found in countries such as Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau.
Krio musicians such as Ebenezer Calendar and Dr Oloh popularized gumbe music in Sierra Leone and in other West African locales.
It is likely that the etymology of African-American musical genres goombay of the Bahamas[1] originates in Guinea-Bissau gumbe.
Gombey music from Bermuda and the Jamaican square maroon drum called goombay could also be related.
Gumbe is a primarily vocal and percussive music that has been associated with nationalist thought since colonial times.