goombay

[ goo m-bey, goom- ]
/ ˈgʊm beɪ, ˈgum- /

noun

the style of calypso music or rhythm popular in the Bahamas.

Origin of goombay

compare Jamaican English gombay a drum, said to be < Kongo ŋgoma, ŋkumbi drum (or a cognate Bantu word)