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champeta: On the Colombian Caribbean Coast, this term is used to refer to the machete or knife used by fishermen to remove scales from fish.; The champeta is a musical genre created in Africa, which was reformed and spread worldwide by the inhabitants of the cities of Cartagena de Indias and Barranquilla, in Colombia. The champeta is considered as a distraction and / or momentary escape from the sorrows that people who live in marginalized neighborhoods go through.; The champeta is a musical genre created in Africa, which was reformed and spread worldwide by the inhabitants of the cities of Cartagena de Indias and Barranquilla, in Colombia. The champeta is considered as a distraction and / or momentary escape from the sorrows that people who live in marginalized neighborhoods go through.; Name of a musical genre and a dance of Afro-descendants of Cartagena de Indias.; The champeta is a rhythm musical own of the city of Cartagena, Colombia, that is has extended to other regions of the coast and to the interior of the country. Its origin is in the music African.