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    Jazz‚ and drumming shifted to a more elusive and explosive style (Krin‚1995). Latin Jazz From 1960s to 1970s‚ Latin jazz is a kind of music genre with Latin American rhythms. It has two main categories of Latin jazz: Afro-Cuban Jazz and Afro-Brazilian Jazz. Afro-Cuban jazz often uses Afro-Cuban instruments such as congas and combined with piano‚ double bass‚ etc. Brazilian jazz such as bossa nova is derived from samba. Bossa is generally moderately paced‚ with melodies sung in Portuguese or English

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    short hair and a clean face‚ wearing a sweater and a button-up. He’s winding up to hurl a mask portraying a black man with an afro and a beard. The caption reads "Look Like You Give A Damn. Re-civilize Yourself." This ad is aiming toward an audience of young African American men who probably struggle with individuality and peer approval. The ad is showing that having an afro and a beard as a Black person in the United States is uncivilized and looks as if you do not care which in a way is racist. The

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    DEVIL IN DISGUISE Swept off her feet‚ she flew. She didn’t deserve wings‚ nor a halo. Frightened. Her tightly glued mask‚ falling. She is‚ we are‚ the devil in disguise. FEELING THE BLUES If the skies are shining a dark shade of blue‚ perhaps I’m feeling the blues. I’m drowning in my own mischief. I lay in the midst of a shadowy field‚ filled with bugs that light and dance. I stare at the sky‚ a mirror‚ looking into the unknown. My

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    young musicians on 52nd Street which was known for being a center for jazz performance in Manhattan from the 1930s to the 1950s. One of Gillespie’s compositions called “A Night in Tunisia” also features rhythms from Afro-Cuban music. Gillespie played a role in developing the style of Afro-Cuban jazz as it was considered to be

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    DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE CASE Summary of Patricia Pitts v. Wild Adventures‚ Inc. In this case‚ a plaintiff is Patricia Pitts who is an African-American female. And the defendant is Wild Adventures‚ Inc. that operates a theme park in Valdosta‚ Georgia. The plaintiff claims race discrimination and unlawful retaliation Under Title VII and U.S. Code Section 1981 based on the defendant’s grooming policy prohibiting dreadlock and cornrow hairstyles‚ the defendant’s failure to promote plaintiff

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    1 Zoom   Analyze the impact of Alexander’s conquest on the Afro-Eurasian world. How did his military pursuits‚ and those of his successors‚ bring together various worlds? Zoom -middle-east to goods of Mediterranean‚ money based economy‚ and greek ideas -plunder made economic expansion in med. -Selecus‚ Ptolemy‚ Antigonus‚ Lysimachus‚ and others divided empire -syria(selucids)‚ Macedonia(Antigonids)‚ Egypt(Ptolemies) -fierce competition through international relations       Hide Insert

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    subfamily are mixing inside the countries‚ which means the borders have moved last few centuries. Mali‚ the country’s large area is in Sahara Desert‚ is mixed with Atlantic subfamily and Afro-Asiatic Family. The countries contain Sahara Desert in the west of Africa(Sudan‚ Niger) also have a small part mixing with Afro-Asiatic and Niger-Congo family. In the north of Nigeria‚ Saharan family enters the border stay in a small part of the country. In the Middle and the east of Africa‚ Bantu are spoken

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    influenced Jazz musicians in the early part of the twentieth century. Modern dancing styles also originated from the Latin America jazz moves that were combined with an afro-Cuban beat. 2. The Machito and his Afro-Cubans helped create salsa music and Cubop as well as redefined Afro-Cuban Jazz. 3. Gillespie was a prime mover in the creation of Afro-Cuban-jazz ‚ a style that brought Cuban people into a jazz context . 4. It was a concert hall. In new York city. Before it was a ball room it was a dance studio

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    Overview This unit will examine the many different religions in the Caribbean‚ as well as Rastafarianism‚ which most rastafarians view as a way of life. Christianity‚ Afro-Caribbean religions such as Shango and Orisha‚ Hinduism and Islam will all be examined within the context of the Caribbean region. Their impact on the culture and history of the region as well as how they affect the lives of Caribbean people will form the bases of the discussion. Structure This unit is divided into four sessions:

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    music‚ such as Reggaeton and Latin Jazz. This has created a cultural infusion and melting pot within America. 2. What was the significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans"? • The significance of “Machito and His Afro-Cubans” was that this was the first time Africa was acknowledged publicly. The band also defined Afro-Cuban Jazz and its height to popularity. 3. How did Dizzy Gillespie incorporate Latin music into his music? • Dizzy Gillespie‚ a jazz musician and

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