Kum Ba Yah
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"Kum Ba Yah" is a traditional spiritual song, often associated with African American folk music and campfire singing, that has become widely known in American popular culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kum Ba Yah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20925639 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kum Ba Yah Context triple: [Kumbaya, hasAlternativeTitle, Kum Ba Yah]
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A.
Kook-Chun
Kook-Chun is the family name of actor Shannon Kook, known for his roles in film and television.
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B.
Kwan-non
Kwan-non is an alternative spelling of Kannon, the Japanese Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion derived from the Chinese Guanyin.
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C.
Kummatti Kali
Kummatti Kali is a colorful folk dance and masked performance from Kerala, India, featuring elaborately costumed performers who go door to door entertaining people during the Onam festival.
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D.
Kum-song
Kum-song is a Korean given name commonly used for both males and females.
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E.
Hikong Ukol
Hikong Ukol is one of the seven scenic waterfalls in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Philippines, known for its lush surroundings and cultural significance to the T'boli people.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kum Ba Yah Target entity description: "Kum Ba Yah" is a traditional spiritual song, often associated with African American folk music and campfire singing, that has become widely known in American popular culture.
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A.
Kook-Chun
Kook-Chun is the family name of actor Shannon Kook, known for his roles in film and television.
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B.
Kwan-non
Kwan-non is an alternative spelling of Kannon, the Japanese Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion derived from the Chinese Guanyin.
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C.
Kummatti Kali
Kummatti Kali is a colorful folk dance and masked performance from Kerala, India, featuring elaborately costumed performers who go door to door entertaining people during the Onam festival.
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D.
Kum-song
Kum-song is a Korean given name commonly used for both males and females.
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E.
Hikong Ukol
Hikong Ukol is one of the seven scenic waterfalls in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Philippines, known for its lush surroundings and cultural significance to the T'boli people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
“Kumbaya”