Afro-Caribbean music
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"Reggae has much in common with other forms of Caribbean music. It is, like calypso and Cuban music, a product of the union of African rhythms and European melody and harmony."--Cut 'n' Mix (1987) by Dick Hebdige, p. 43 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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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.
Its most important subgenre is Jamaican music, especially reggae.
It is a subcategory of Latin music and/or Caribbean music.
Examples
- Music of the Bahamas
- Music of Barbados
- Music of Belize
- Music of Colombia
- Music of Cuba
- Music of Dominica
- Music of the Dominican Republic
- Music of Guadeloupe
- Music of Guyana
- Music of Haiti
- Music of Jamaica
- Music of Martinique
- Music of Montserrat
- Music of Panama
- Music of Puerto Rico
- Music of Suriname
- Music of Trinidad and Tobago
- Music of Venezuela
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