Afro-Caribbean
Caribbean African heritage
Afro-Caribbean describes people of African descent from the Caribbean islands, or their culture, music, food, and traditions.
The term acknowledges the African heritage brought through the Atlantic slave trade that shaped Caribbean societies: Afro-Caribbean communities in London, Afro-Caribbean cuisine blends African and island influences.
Also used as a noun for a person of this background.
Afro-Caribbean satirical music
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
- steelpanTuned percussion from barrels
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
jerk seasoning · ackee · saltfish · plantains · patois · creole · masquerade · quadrille
Jamaican offbeat music style
- calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
- dancehallPaid venue for social movement
- dubAdd replacement audio
zouk · merengue · bachata · salsa · rumba · steelpan · clave · polyrhythms
Movement to new territory
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- slaveryOwnership of people
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
creolization · Windrush · remittance · homeland · transnationalism · assimilation · expatriates · nostalgia
Of hot, humid regions
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- coralMarine skeletal formation
reef · mangrove · palm · coconut · mango · papaya · banana · sugarcane
Strands in isolation
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
calypso
Afro-Caribbean satirical music
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
- steelpanTuned percussion from barrels
carnival · jerk seasoning · ackee · saltfish · plantains · patois · creole · masquerade · quadrille · dominoes
reggae
Jamaican offbeat music style
- calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
- dancehallPaid venue for social movement
dub · zouk · merengue · bachata · salsa · rumba · steelpan · clave · polyrhythms · syncopation
migration
Movement to new territory
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- slaveryOwnership of people
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
settlement · creolization · Windrush · remittance · homeland · transnationalism · assimilation · expatriates · nostalgia · ancestry
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
coral · reef · mangrove · palm · coconut · mango · papaya · banana · sugarcane · Greater Antilles
maroons
Strands in isolation
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
emancipation · resistance · plantation · indentured · reparations
- CaribbeanJamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti
- Afro- wordsAfro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Latino, Afro-European, Afro-Arab
- British peopleBritons, British, English, Scottish, Welsh
- Caribbean culturecalypso, reggae, Creole culture, steel drums, steel drum
- Caribbean diasporaWindrush, Cuban Americans, chain migration, transnationalism, dual citizenship
- Caribbean musiccalypso, soca, reggae, ska, steelpan
Afro-CaribbeanEuropean
From that continent
Indo-Caribbean · Asian · Anglo-Saxon · Caucasian · East Asian
Afro-CaribbeanAfrican American
U.S. Black ethnic identity
Afro-Brazilian · Afro-European · West African · African · Afro-Latino
Africa, Afrobeat, African, Caribbean, Caribbean Sea, Afro-Asian, Afrocentrism, Afrocentric, Africanized