About Rebita
Rebita is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of dance.
From Wikipedia
Rebita (or Massemba) is a traditional music and dance from Angola. It is a genre of music and dance in which a circle of couples, led by a coordinator in the middle, dance in a traditional movement called Massemba.
Massemba means ”a touch of the bellies” and became a very popular dance in Luanda, and mixing with local rhythms it gave rise to Semba. Massemba was also taken by enslaved people to Brazil, at the end of the 18th century, giving rise to the Umbigada and the lundu, that later gave rise to Samba.
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What is Rebita?
Rebita is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of dance.