Attempts to understand what the presence of Black music means in the absence of Black people. Is this an expression of a global circulation of Afro-Caribbean cultural trends as symbols of belonging and difference among urban youngsters? Does it take us back to the history of Quintana Roo as a Caribbean region and the Black Atlantic? Is it a form of revision of Mexican national ethnic mixture and inclusion of other population groups? Adapted from the source document.
Quito, Ecuador: Centro Cultural Afro-Ecuatoriano : Ed. Abya-Yala
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African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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76 p., Much attention has been given to the indigenous populations of Central America by historians and anthropologists, but nothing has been done regarding a very important segment of the population that is the African presence in Central America. This book examines the Garifuna in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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319 p., An examination of Nicaragua's African roots. Reveals current manifestations in religion, dance, musical instruments, spells and incantations, meals, and African words.
