The word gumbe is sometimes used generically, to refer to any music of the country, although it most specifically refers to a unique style that fuses about ten of the country's folk music traditions. Tina and tinga are other popular genres, while extent folk traditions include ceremonial music used in funerals, initiations and other rituals, as well as Balanta brosca and kussundé, Mandinga djambadon, and the kundere sound of the Bissagos Islands. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is sometimes used as a generic word for any music of Guinea-Bissau? ANS1 gumbe QSN2 Gumbe fuses how many of the country's folk music traditions? ANS2 about ten QSN3 Other than gumbe, what are two popular music genres? ANS3 Tina and tinga QSN4 What sound comes from the Bissagos Islands? ANS4 kundere QSN5 What type of tradition includes ceremonial music used in funerals? ANS5 folk