African influence
Diaspora's cultural reach
African influence refers to the impact of African cultures, aesthetics, and traditions on other societies—particularly in music, art, language, and religion.
The phrase appears frequently in discussions of how enslaved Africans shaped New World cultures: Jazz shows strong African influence in its rhythms and improvisation.
It also describes contemporary cultural exchange: African influence is evident in modern fashion and design.
- AfrobeatWest African funk-jazz fusion
- talking drumPitch-bending membrane instrument
- griotAfrican oral tradition keeper
- ubuntuShared humanity ethic
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
mask · drum · vodou · ancestral spirits · Caribbean · cowrie · oral traditions · Pan-Africanism · decolonization · Swahili · transatlantic slave trade · palm wine · call-and-response · rhythm · braids · tribal · Sahara · motherland
- New Orleans HeritageNew Orleans, French Quarter, Cajuns, Creoles, Creole culture
- Dominican FiguresTrujillo, national heroes, presidents, political leaders, patriots
- Central American musicmarimba, revolutionary songs, tun
African influenceEuropean influence
Impact from across the Atlantic
Western influence · European heritage · European colonialism · Asian influence · Mediterranean influence
African influencecolonial influence
Conquered territory's reshaping by occupiers
European colonialism · Western imperialism · settler colonialism · Eurocentrism · cultural imperialism