Batuka
E589439
"Batuka" is an instrumental Latin rock track by Santana, known for its driving percussion and fusion of rock and Afro-Latin rhythms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batuka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6380347 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Batuka Context triple: [Santana III, hasPart, Batuka]
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A.
Batuque
Batuque is an Afro-Brazilian religious tradition that blends West African (especially Yoruba) spiritual practices with elements of Catholicism and Indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of orixás through music, dance, and ritual.
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B.
Kizombo
Kizombo is a regional dialect of the Kikongo language spoken by Bakongo communities in Central Africa.
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C.
Azonto
Azonto is a popular Ghanaian dance and music style characterized by fast-paced rhythms and expressive, often humorous body movements.
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D.
Umbanda
Umbanda is a Brazilian syncretic religion that blends African traditions, Indigenous beliefs, and elements of Catholicism and Spiritism, centered on mediumship and the worship of various deities and spirits.
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E.
Mbanderu
Mbanderu is a subgroup of the Herero people with its own distinct dialect and cultural traditions, primarily found in Namibia and Botswana.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Batuka Target entity description: "Batuka" is an instrumental Latin rock track by Santana, known for its driving percussion and fusion of rock and Afro-Latin rhythms.
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A.
Batuque
Batuque is an Afro-Brazilian religious tradition that blends West African (especially Yoruba) spiritual practices with elements of Catholicism and Indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of orixás through music, dance, and ritual.
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B.
Kizombo
Kizombo is a regional dialect of the Kikongo language spoken by Bakongo communities in Central Africa.
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C.
Azonto
Azonto is a popular Ghanaian dance and music style characterized by fast-paced rhythms and expressive, often humorous body movements.
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D.
Umbanda
Umbanda is a Brazilian syncretic religion that blends African traditions, Indigenous beliefs, and elements of Catholicism and Spiritism, centered on mediumship and the worship of various deities and spirits.
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E.
Mbanderu
Mbanderu is a subgroup of the Herero people with its own distinct dialect and cultural traditions, primarily found in Namibia and Botswana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
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song ⓘ |
| album | Santana III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Carlos Santana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregg Rolie NERFINISHED ⓘ José Chepito Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Carabello NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Shrieve NERFINISHED ⓘ Neal Schon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
Afro-Latin
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Latin rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
Latin percussion
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bass guitar ⓘ congas ⓘ drum set ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ organ ⓘ timbales ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
driving percussion
ⓘ
fusion of rock and Afro-Latin rhythms ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
extended percussion grooves
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improvisational rock elements ⓘ syncopated rhythms ⓘ |
| isInstrumental | true ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| nonVocalTrack | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Santana III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Carlos Santana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregg Rolie NERFINISHED ⓘ José Chepito Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Carabello NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Shrieve NERFINISHED ⓘ Neal Schon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Batuka Description of subject: "Batuka" is an instrumental Latin rock track by Santana, known for its driving percussion and fusion of rock and Afro-Latin rhythms.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Santana III