▁stretch ed ▁over ▁one ▁end . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁dance ▁accompanied ▁by ▁music ▁from ▁these ▁drums . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Origin ating ▁in ▁Africa , ▁the ▁b amb ou la ▁form ▁appears ▁in ▁a ▁H ait ian ▁song ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 7 ▁and ▁b amb ou la ▁became ▁a ▁dance ▁sync op ation ▁performed ▁to ▁the ▁rh ythm ▁of ▁the ▁drum ▁during ▁festiv als ▁and ▁cer emon ies ▁in ▁H ait i ▁( then ▁Saint - Dom ing ue ). ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁export ed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( not ably ▁Mobile , ▁Alabama , ▁and ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Islands ) ▁through ▁Louisiana , ▁by ▁the ▁Afr icans ▁that ▁were ▁deport ed ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁disp la ced ▁French ▁sett lers ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁San ▁Dom ingo ▁especially ▁after ▁the ▁H ait ian ▁Revolution . ▁The ▁slaves ▁con greg ated ▁on ▁the ▁Congo ▁Square ▁to ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Qu arter ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans ▁to ▁dance ▁the ▁b amb ou la . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁the ▁American ▁composer ▁Louis ▁More au ▁Gott sch alk , ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana , ▁and ▁whose ▁mat ernal ▁grand m other ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Saint - Dom ing ue , ▁composed ▁a ▁piece ▁entitled ▁B amb ou la , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁four ▁Cre ole ▁inspired ▁piano ▁works ▁known ▁as ▁his ▁Louisiana ▁Quart et . ▁ ▁Use ▁as ▁an