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Characteristically, Afro-Caribbean music incorporates components, instruments and influences from a variety of African cultures, as well as Indigenous and European cultures. [3] Afro-Caribbean music has been influenced by historical and stylistic influences.
Caribbean music genres are very diverse. They are each synthesis of African, European, Arab, Asian and Indigenous influences, largely created by descendants of African slaves (see Afro-Caribbean music), along with contributions from other communities (such as Indo-Caribbean music).
It was from this spirit that the seeds of roots reggae would flower into a golden age (ca. 1968-1983) of music devoted to honoring the history and struggle of Afro-Jamaicans and to “chanting down” the oppressive system of Babylon.
Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Latin music has blended with Black North American music for centuries. This interaction is based in shared African-influenced musical characteristics such as rhythmic focus, a percussive quality, and links to dance.
An Afro-Latino musical odyssey from Africa to Cuba and back again. Featuring songs from the original Putumayo Presents Congo to Cuba collection and 5 bonus t...
In unique style we took to the gorgeous St. Nicholas Abbey / Cherry Tree Hill (Barbados) for the first installment of my brand new #WhatIf mixtape series "Af...
Afro-Caribbean music refers to a rich musical tradition that combines African, Caribbean, and European influences, arising mainly from the cultural fusion resulting from the transatlantic slave trade.
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Afro is a genre of Cuban popular music with African themes which gained prominence during the afrocubanismo movement in the early 20th century. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It originated in the late 19th century Cuban blackface theatre, where some elements from Afro-Cuban music traditions such as Santería and Palo were incorporated into a secular context.
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