"Africanism" redirects here. For the musical project, see Africanism All Stars. For the Spanish imperialist ideology, see Africanist (Spain).
The 18th-century painting The Old Plantation depicts several examples of Africanisms brought to the Carolinas, including musical instruments, headdresses, and dance steps.
Africanisms refers to characteristics of African culture that can be traced through societal practices and institutions of the African diaspora.[1] Throughout history, the dispersed descendants of Africans have retained many forms of their ancestral African culture. Also, common throughout history is the misunderstanding of these remittances[2] and their meanings. The term usually refers to the cultural and linguistic practices of West and Central Africans who were transported to the Americas during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Africanisms have influenced the cultures of diverse countries in North and South America and the Caribbean through language, music, dance, food, animal husbandry, medicine, and folklore.
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animal husbandry, medicine, and folklore. Look up africanisms in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Africanisms are incorporated in American English. Although...
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