The term Bemba may refer to:
- Bemba languageThis article refers to the Bemba language. For other uses, see Bemba (other uses). The Bemba language, Chibemba, also known as Cibemba, Ichibemba, and Chiwemba, is a Bantu language that is spoken primarily in Zambia by the Bemba people and about 18 related ethnic groups. The noun class prefix 'chi-' indicates languages and the prefix 'ba-' indicates people, so 'Babemba' also means the ...Bemba language (Chibemba), a Bantu language
- Bemba peopleThe Bemba (or 'BaBemba' using the Ba- prefix to mean 'people of', and also called 'Awemba' or 'BaWemba' in the past) belong to a large group of peoples mainly in the Northern, Luapula and Copperbelt Provinces of Zambia who trace their origins to the Luba and Lunda states of the upper Congo basin, in what became Katanga Province in southern Congo-Kinshasa (DRC). Bemba history is a major historical phenomenon in the development of chieftainship in a large and culturally ...Bemba people (BaBemba), an ethnic group of central Africa
- Jean-Pierre BembaJean-Pierre Bemba (born 4 November 1962) was one of four vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2003 to 2006. He was sworn in on 17 July 2003. Bemba also leads the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC), a rebel group turned political party. He received the second highest number of votes in the 2006 presidential ...Jean-Pierre Bemba, the former vice-President of the Democratic Republic of CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: République démocratique du Congo), also often referred to as DRC, RDC or formerly as Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, The Congo, Congo/Leopoldville, Congo/Kinshasa and Zaire (or Zaïre in French), is the third largest country by area on the African continent. Though it is located in the Central African UN subregion, the nation is economically and regionally affiliated with Southern Africa as a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It borders the ...Democratic Republic of Congo
- A Caribbean drumCaribbean drum, used in the music of Trinidad and TobagoThe Caribbean state of Trinidad and Tobago is best known as the homeland of calypso music, including 1950s stars Lord Kitchener and Mighty Sparrow. Other forms of music include Carnival songs like lavway and leggos, as well as bongo music (which originated at wakes). Yoruban shango and Dahomean rada are also popular among the descendants of indentured servants in Port of Spain.music of Trinidad and Tobago and also spelled bembe