Afro-Caribbean music
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| - | '''Afro-Caribbean music''' is a broad term for [[music style]]s originating in the [[Caribbean]] from the [[African diaspora]]. These types of music usually have [[West African]]/[[Central Africa]]n influence because of the presence and history of [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African people]] and their [[Lineal descendant|descendant]]s living in the Caribbean, as a result of the [[trans-Atlantic slave trade]]. | + | [[Afro-Caribbean music]] is a broad term for music styles originating in the [[Caribbean]] from the [[African diaspora]]. These types of music usually have [[West African]]/[[Central Africa]]n influence because of the presence and history of [[African people]] and their descendants living in the Caribbean, as a result of the [[trans-Atlantic slave trade]]. |
| It is a subcategory of [[Music of Latin America|Latin music]] and/or [[Caribbean music]]. | It is a subcategory of [[Music of Latin America|Latin music]] and/or [[Caribbean music]]. | ||
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| *[[Afro-Caribbean]] | *[[Afro-Caribbean]] | ||
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Afro-Caribbean music is a broad term for music styles originating in the Caribbean from the African diaspora. These types of music usually have West African/Central African influence because of the presence and history of African people and their descendants living in the Caribbean, as a result of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
It is a subcategory of Latin music and/or Caribbean music. |
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