Afrocosmopolitan

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Afropolitan.

    "As Austerlitz says, their music was “gutbucket and sophisticated,” quintessentially Afrocosmopolitan. Machito and Bauzá were heavily influenced by the innovations of Arsenio Rodriguez, and brought the conga drum and clave to the fore in[…]"

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afropolitan

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"As Austerlitz says, their music was “gutbucket and sophisticated,” quintessentially Afrocosmopolitan. Machito and Bauzá were heavily influenced by the innovations of Arsenio Rodriguez, and brought the conga drum and clave to the fore in[…]"

Etymology

From Afro- + cosmopolitan.

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