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calinda

An African-American dance introduced into the West Indies and later cultivated in the southern USA, originally an African ritual dance accompanied by drums, which remained a feature of its music. Delius makes use of it in his opera Koanga.



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He was with family members at the La Calenda Panaderia Saturday evening when they were confronted by several men, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department reported.
BRIEFLY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
At this time, Sergeant Michael Calenda of the Johnston, Rhode Island, Police Department located the subject who appeared to be ready to fire on two approaching uniformed officers.
Officer Thomas Dolan by The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
They included creole parodies of many successful works that had premiered in Paris as well as several pieces of local origin with descriptive titles such as Calenda, Danse negre, Pas creole, and Danse locale.
THE FRENCH MUSICAL THEATER: MAINTAINING CONTROL IN CARIBBEAN COLONIES ... by POWERS, DAVID M. / Black Music Research Journal
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