afoxe

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese afoxê

Noun

afoxe (uncountable)

  1. (music) A genre of Afro-Brazilian music
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    • 2007 May 17, Ben Ratliff, “Cuban Music, Good for Dancing, and for Thinking About as Well”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      It now brings together son, guajira, guaracha with New Orleans funk, Nigerian Afrobeat, South American cumbia, James Brown rhythms, Haitian compas, Brazilian afoxe, New York City boogaloo and even jam-band stuff predicated on electric guitars as much as hand drums.

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