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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Afro-Latin

What does Afro Latin mean?

A movement born of movements...that Dancehall 'dutty wine', from Palo's use of the spine, to tell Nigerian lullabies along the Northwest Passage. Fated to be translated in to Voodou dances that look like second cousins to Uprock...
What does Afro Latin mean?
It means...one meal..has fifty names, 'cuz Arroz con Gandules look a hell of a lot like Rice & Peas...sugar cane and cana..Azucar Bar on 55th st...Sugar Bar on 72nd. Pastelitos and Beef Patties. Bacalao y Papas Fritas is called Fish and Chips on 125th st, in Louisiana, and by Jamaicans in London...
What does Afro Latin mean?
It means...links on a chain, to beter explain, we Afro-Latinos survived rape and being slaves..by learning to dance Salsa on our captives graves. Watch, you can see us celebrating in the hoods of America, favelas of Brazil, shantytowns of Africa, barrios of Central America, beneath tin roof in Jamaica, from el calle to la playa..in PR and DR...kids still play futbol in Haiti...
Afro-Latin means...two people look in the mirror and see the other reflection as their own.

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