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Samba (other)
Samba may also refer to: Dance *Samba (Brazilian dance), a genre of Afro-Brazilian dance *Samba (ballroom dance), a ballroom dance * Samba de Gafieira, a Brazilian ballroom dance Music * Samba, genre originating from Rio de Janeiro *Samba rock, a subgenre of samba *''Samba!'', a 1962 album by Edmundo Ros * ''Samba'' (album), a 2005 album by Twins * "Samba" (song), a 2011 song by Ricky Martin from the album ''Música + Alma + Sexo'' Places *Samba, Jammu and Kashmir, a town in Jammu and Kashmir, India *Samba district, a district in Jammu and Kashmir, India * Samba, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran *Samba, Luanda, a municipality in Luanda Province, Angola *Samba Department including the town Samba, Burkina Faso People *Abderrahman Samba (born 1995), Qatari track athlete * Bindi Hindowa Samba, Sierra Leonean paramount chief * Martin-Paul Samba (1875–1914), Cameroonian collaborator with and later rebel against German rule * Christopher Samba (born 1984), French foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba (Brazilian Dance)
Samba is a lively dance of Afro-Brazilian origin in 2/4 (2 by 4) time signature, time danced to samba music. The term "samba" originally referred to any of several Latin duet dances with origins from the Congo and Angola. Today samba is the most prevalent dance form in Brazil, and reaches the height of its importance during the festival of Carnaval. There is actually a set of dances, rather than a single dance, that define the Samba dancing scene in Brazil; however, no one dance can be claimed with certainty as the "original" Samba style. Besides Brazilian Samba, a major style of Samba is ballroom Samba, which differs significantly. Etymology There are many theories about the origin of the word "samba". One of the first references to "samba" was in Pernambuco magazine's ''O Carapuceiro'', in February 1838. Father Miguel Lopes Gama of Sacramento wrote an article arguing against what he called "the samba d'almocreve", which was a type of dance drama popular with black people of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherno Samba
Cherno Samba (born 10 January 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented England at every youth level up to the under-20 team, having moved to England at an early age. He earned full caps for Gambia between 2008 and 2010. Samba began his career with Millwall before moving to Spain to join Cádiz. He spent time on loan with Malaga B before returning to England to play for Plymouth Argyle. He played on loan for Wrexham and then played Haka in Finland and Panetolikos in Greece before moving to FK Tønsberg in Norway. Early life Samba was born in Banjul, Gambia. His father was a goalkeeper for the Gambian national team and his family moved to Watford, England when he was six, and then to Peckham, South London and was educated at the St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath. Club career Samba came to prominence when as a 13-year-old, he scored 132 goals in 32 games for the St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath football team. He started his career at Millwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacWWW
MacWWW, also known as Samba, is an early minimalist web browser from 1992 meant to run on Macintosh computers. It was the first web browser for the classic Mac OS platform, and the first for any non-Unix operating system. MacWWW tried to emulate the design of WorldWideWeb. Unlike modern browsers it opened each link in a new window only after a double-click. It was a commercial product from CERN and cost 50 European Currency Units The browser is no longer available from its original ftp location, but can still be downloaded from mirrors.The original ftp location at ftp://info.cern.ch/pub/www/bin/mac/ is no longer available. History It was written at CERN by Robert Cailliau and later Nicola Pellow helped with the development. Pellow worked originally on the Line Mode Browser and both browsers shared some parts of the source code after her switching. Pre-alpha version were available, but this version worked only on "coliur icmac but not on big black and white ones it seems." Versio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba (software)
Samba is a free software re-implementation of the Server Message Block, SMB Computer network, networking protocol (computing), protocol, and was originally developed by Andrew Tridgell. Samba provides Computer file, file and Input/output, print Windows service, services for various Microsoft Windows Client (computing), clients and can integrate with a Microsoft Windows Server domain, either as a Domain Controller (DC) or as a domain member. As of version 4, it supports Active Directory and Microsoft Windows NT domains. Samba runs on most Unix-like systems, such as Linux, Solaris (operating system), Solaris, AIX and the Berkeley Software Distribution, BSD variants, including Apple macOS (Mac OS X 10.2 and greater) and macOS Server. Samba also runs on a number of other operating systems such as OpenVMS and IBM i. Samba is standard on nearly all distributions of Linux and is commonly included as a basic Services menu, system service on other Unix-based operating systems as well. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba (2014 Film)
''Samba'' is a 2014 French comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache. It is their second collaboration with actor Omar Sy following ''The Intouchables'' (2012). The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2014. It was released theatrically in France on 15 October 2014, and received a limited theatrical release in the United States on 24 July 2015. Premise Samba Cissé, a migrant from Senegal to France, works as a dish washer in a hotel. After a bureaucratic slip-up lands him in detention, he is ordered to leave France. With the help of a businesswoman, he fights to stay in France. Cast * Omar Sy as Samba Cissé * Charlotte Gainsbourg as Alice * Tahar Rahim as Wilson * Izïa Higelin as Manu * Hélène Vincent as Marcelle * Liya Kebede as Magali * Clotilde Mollet as Josiane * Isaka Sawadogo as Jonas * Jacqueline Jehanneuf as Maggy * Youngar Fall as Lamouna * Christiane Millet as Madeleine * Sabine Pakora as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba (2004 Film)
''Samba'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Kodali Nani. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Bhoomika Chawla, Genelia D'Souza, and Prakash Raj while Vijayakumar, Ali, Sithara, Sukumari, Sukanya, and Brahmaji play supporting roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by K. Ravindra Babu and editing by Gautham Raju. The film was released on 9 June 2004. The film follows Sambasiva Naidu, the son of a faction leader, who seeks revenge after a family betrayal and his sister’s suicide. Amidst the violence, Samba strives to fulfill his father’s dream of making education accessible to all in the faction ridden region of Rayalaseema but Pasupathi stands in his way. The film was an average success at the box office. It was remade in Kannada as ''Mandya'' (2006). It was dubbed in Hindi with the same name. Plot Dharmayya Naidu is a factionist who lost his wife because he is uneducated. Hence, he wants to fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba (1996 Film)
Samba () is a 1996 Hungarian satirical comedy film directed by Róbert Koltai. Synopsis Set in the 1970s and 80s, in communist-era Hungary, the story focuses on Ottó Szamba, the center of cultural life in a small town on the banks of the Tisza river. He organizes festivals, water races, choirs, and acting performances. All the kids in town dream of becoming an actor, except for Ottó's son, who is ashamed of his father's brash behavior. He nevertheless applies to acting school, from which he graduates. Together with his friends Géza and Éva, he joins a rural acting troupe. Cast * László Görög as Ottó Szamba Jr. * Róbert Koltai as Ottó Szamba * Éva Kerekes as Éva * Zsolt László as Géza * Piroska Molnár as Klári, mother of Ottó Szamba Jr. * Judit Hernádi as Jutka * Judit Pogány as Lidi * Andor Lukáts as Dezsö * Tamás Jordán Tamás Jordán (born 15 January 1943) is a Hungarian actor. Jordán appeared in more than ninety films since 1969. Selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba (1965 Film)
''Samba'' is a 1965 Brazilian-Spanish musical film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Sara Montiel, Marc Michel and Fosco Giachetti.Morcillo p.244 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Enrique Alarcón and Pierino Massenzi. Cast * Sara Montiel as Belén / Laura Monteiro * Marc Michel as Paulo * Fosco Giachetti as João Fernandes de Oliveira * Carlos Alberto as Assis * José Prada as Oliveira's lawyer * Zeni Pereira as Trinidad * Eliezer Gomes as Negro gangster * Antonio Pitanga as Paulo's friend * Álvaro Aguiar as White gangster * José Policena * Antonia Marzullo as Belén's grandmother * Grande Otelo Grande Otelo (October 18, 1915 – November 26, 1993) was the stage name of Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, and composer Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata. Otelo was born in Uberlândia, and was orphaned as a child. He kept running away fro ... as Freitas * Arlindo Rodrigues as himself / Salgueiro art director * Leila Adiles * Ernest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salinas Valley Samba
Salinas Valley Samba was an American soccer team based in Salinas, California, United States. Founded in 2004, the team played in the Western Division of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team spent the majority of its history playing on the campus of Salinas High School, though they moved to Watsonville High School in nearby Santa Cruz County, for their final season in 2009. The team's colors were silver, black and white. History The Samba joined the Men's Premier Soccer League in 2004, one of five expansion teams for the league's second season. They joined along with the Albuquerque Asylum, the Sonoma County Sol, the Sacramento Knights, and the Idaho Wolves. During their first season of play, the Samba finished the league in 5th place, five points behind the Utah Salt Ratz, who ultimately finished the season as league champions. The 2005 season saw the development of location-speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba (card Game)
Canasta (; Spanish for "basket") is a card game of the rummy family of games believed to be a variant of 500 rum. Although many variations exist for two, three, five or six players, it is most commonly played by four in two partnerships with two standard decks of cards. Players attempt to make melds of seven cards of the same rank and "go out" by playing all cards in their hands. History The game of Canasta was devised by attorney Segundo Sánchez Santos and his Bridge partner, architect Alberto Serrato in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1939,American Heritage Dictionar''Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: English Words That Come from Spanish'' Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2007), in an attempt to design a time-efficient game that was as engaging as Bridge. They tried different formulas before inviting Arturo Gómez Hartley and Ricardo Sanguinetti to test their game. After a positive reception of Canasta at their local bridge club, the Jockey Club, in the 1940s the game quickly spread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba (shoe)
Adidas Samba is an athletic shoe manufactured by German multinational Adidas. It was designed by Adidas founder Adolf Dassler in 1949. It is the second-highest selling Adidas design with over 35 million pairs sold worldwide, behind the Stan Smith model. It has been produced in a variety of color schemes. History The Samba was designed in 1949 to enable football players to train on icy, hard ground (hence the suction design on the gumsole). Its original design featured the classic three stripes, as well as the gold trefoil on the foldable tongue. As years progressed, the trainer evolved into the Samba Millennium (which was made without the extended tongue) and the Samba '85. Vintage versions of the trainer are still in production, under the name Classic M. Some sources have said the name was inspired by the Samba being released close to the 1950 soccer World Cup in Brazil and the country's association with samba music and carnival culture. However, Adidas has said this was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba Sillah
Samba Sillah (born 10 January 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Ykkösliiga club PK-35. Club career Sillah has played 31 matches in Veikkausliiga with Vaasan Palloseura (VPS), scoring two goals in the league. He signed with second-tier Ykkösliiga ''Ykkösliiga'' (English language, English: ''"League One"''; ) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams in Ykkösliiga also play a pre-s ... club PK-35 for the 2024 season. Personal life Born and raised in Finland, Sillah is of Gambian descent. Career statistics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
