Humba     The foundation of the Humba Efau and the release of the Humba-CDs brought a whole new international flair to the Carnival in Cologne. With songs swinging between the "Veedel" (= quarter, community or neighbourhood) and the cultures of the world, the albums relative local patriotism by mixing it with open-mindedness and adds new spice to the old tradition of Carnival. "Humba" reflects the fantasy, irony and bonhomie of native and learned Colognians, whose self-assigned mission is to infiltrate the Carnival in Cologne and free it from laming misinterpretation of tradition and growing commercialisation. . In the songs, the musicians present a fascinating mixture of enjoyment and hedonist masquerade. The true face of Cologne emerges: it is not only "kölsch" ("colognish") anymore - it also is Arabic, African, Spanish and Portugese. Cologne is Sevillana, Gipsy-Rap, Bowling-Club-Waltz, Reggae-Scratcher, Triphop-Ballad, Backstreet-Samba, a song about the ghost-alike alternative Carnival-parade ("Jeisterzochlied") and somehow also a little bit of Chinese Feeling on the banks of the river Rhine.