Quelbe, quelba, quilbay 1 (n): A kind of African dance possibly of Congo origin, comprising songs, drumming and dances performed by women.
- As late as 1940 on the hills in Charlotteville at nights one could hear the music of Congo women playing what villagers called Congo-drum (marli doun-doun) and tambour-bamboo…and dancing quelbe reputed to be a very wild erotic dance for females only.

The tone of the drums has always been a system used for corresponding by numerous African people. The quelbe dance which is possible of Congo origin was a staple in Charlotteville Tobago a village nestled in a bay on the north of the island.