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n. (context musical instrument English) Any of various Caribbean drums.
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Boula can refer to
- Khalid Boulahrouz, a Dutch footballer
- The boula, any one of several Caribbean drums, played in Guadeloupe, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti.
- Boula, Guinea
- Boula, a village in Burkina Faso
The word boula can refer to at least four different drums played in the Caribbean music area.
Usage examples of "boula".
A gasp of horror went up from the Islanders, but as Gureeda settled calmly down beside the newcomer it gave place to an amazed silence, and when the procession hastily reorganized by Bamboula got under way again, Terrybubble and the King's palanquin moved along side by side, Terrybubble of course, towering above everything in sight.
As the children reached the central umbrella shaft, Waddy and Barnboula were arguing earnestly and, just stopping long enough to give them a wave, the two ran down the slope on the other side of the castle to have a look at the island on the left.
Chénier, Audoin, Léonard Bourdon, Boula and Truchon, presidents in succession.