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There are two main Afro-Belizean ethnic groups: Belizean Creole people, also called Kriols; Garifuna, also called Black Caribs This page was last edited on 29 ...
Belizeans are people associated with the country of Belize through citizenship or descent. Belize is a multiethnic country with residents of Ethnic groups of Amerindian, African, European, Asian and Middle-eastern descent or mixed race with any combination of those groups.
Brukdown is a genre of Belizean music. [citation needed] Wilfred Peters, Brukdown's most well-known contemporary performer and innovator, is regarded as a Belizean national icon. The music is a mixture of European harmonies, African syncopated rhythms and call-and-response format, and lyrical elements from the native peoples of the area. In its ...
Most Belizeans are of multiracial descent. About 52.9% of the population is of mixed Indigenous (mostly Maya) and European descent (or Mestizo), 24.9% are Kriols, about 10.6% are Maya, and about 6.1% are Afro-Amerindian . [1] The remaining population includes European, East Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, and North American groups.
African diaspora in Belize (3 C, 3 P) ... Belizean Creole people (7 P) Belizean Jews (1 C) E. European diaspora in Belize (3 C, 3 P) I. Indigenous peoples in Belize ...
People watch a parade in Punta Gorda. Punta is by the far most popular genre of Garifuna music and has become the most popular genre in all of Belize. It is distinctly Afro-Caribbean, and is sometimes said to be ready for international popularization like similarly-descended styles (reggae, calypso, merengue, etc.).
Belizean people of African descent (1 C, 1 P) G. Garifuna people (41 P) Pages in category "African diaspora in Belize" The following 3 pages are in this category, out ...
Based on the latest U.S. Census, Belizeans in the United States are primarily of the Kriol and Garinagu ethnic groups of African, Native American and European descent, who are considered Black in the United States. [5] In 1990, there were about 10,000 Belizean Americans citizens in the United States. [4]