"The Bombie Samba" is a song and big dance number created especially for the stage musical production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also known as Chitty the Musical, is a stage musical based on the 1968 film produced by Cubby Broccoli. The music and lyrics were written by Richard and Robert Sherman with book by Jeremy Sams.-Productions:...

. It was written by Robert and Richard Sherman in 2002 and premiered at the London Palladium

London Palladium

The London Palladium is a 2,286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. From the roster of stars who have played there and many televised performances, it is arguably the most famous theatre in London and the United Kingdom, especially for musical variety...

 on April 16, 2002. It premiered on Broadway

Broadway theatre

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 in 2005. In the show it is sung by Baroness Bomburst

Baroness Bomburst

Baroness Bomburst is a fictional character and one of the antagonists in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and in the later stage musical adaptation. The character was created by screenwriter Roald Dahl and did not appear in the original Ian Fleming novel....

, Baron Bombhurst and the Vulgaria

Vulgaria

Vulgaria is a fictional European barony visited by the Potts family and Truly Scrumptious in their flying car, in the 1968 children's film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the 2002 stage adaptation.-About Vulgaria:...

n chorus during the Baron's big birthday bash.

Criticism of the song

• Although the show's new material received generally positive reviews, the "Bombie Samba" suffered some negative criticism. Critics cited the fact that the samba seemed out of place in an eastern block country (Vulgaria
  Vulgaria
  Vulgaria is a fictional European barony visited by the Potts family and Truly Scrumptious in their flying car, in the 1968 children's film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the 2002 stage adaptation.-About Vulgaria:...
  
  ) and overall served as a distraction to the plotline. Regardless of this, the song is generally well received by audiences.