Hi Peridon  As requested please find source below  African Languages and Ebonics by Dr Katherine Harris Central Connecticut State University  Africa Update Vol IV no  Summer  PanAfrican Language Patterns Revisited    The erosion of African names also occurred Samba meaning comfort in Wolof is still recalled in musical form in Brazil where there remains a strong African presence A possible derivation of Samba is Zambo SouthernCentral Africa which also means to give comfort Other derivatives are Sambu in Mandinka and Sambo in Hausa The fact that the name was at one time fairly common and no longer used may have relationship to a song popularized by white Americans during the war from  Sambos Right To Be Kilt and especially the derogatory usage of the name enshrined in the book Little Black Sambo  httpwebccsueduafstudyupdhtml  Some Africans personalities with the surnamefirst name SambaSamb SambeZambo  Amadou Samba  Chairman of Gacem Co Ltd httpgambiagtbankcomamadousambaphp   Samba Diabe Sambe Samba one of the last remaining Xalam players httpwwwbloodsugardiabeticcomndiagambayesambadiabesambeboucountandiaye  Professor Benot NdiZambo Cameroon  Philippe Mballa Zambo  Footballer from Cameroon  Here is television interview of the man httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvlGUgww   This article must be deleted immediately or a disambiguation tag added to it as in the Samba Dance article  I call for the former because the name is African in origin and in African society it does not mean what this article is purporting it to mean   Thank you