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Afro-Cuban jazz

Afro-Cuban jazz noun: a genre of jazz strongly influenced by Cuban dance music like mambo and the Cuban clave rhythm.

Noun

Afro-Cuban jazz (uncountable)

  1. (jazz) A genre of jazz strongly influenced by Cuban dance music like mambo and the Cuban clave rhythm.

Questions about Afro-Cuban jazz

What does Afro-Cuban jazz mean?
Afro-Cuban jazz means a genre of jazz strongly influenced by Cuban dance music like mambo and the Cuban clave rhythm.
What part of speech is Afro-Cuban jazz?
Afro-Cuban jazz is a noun.

Words near Afro-Cuban jazz in the dictionary

  1. Afro-Brazilian
  2. Afro-Caribbean
  3. Afro-Caribbeans
  4. Afro-Christianity
  5. Afro-Cuban
  6. Afro-Cuban jazz
  7. Afro-Dutch
  8. Afro-Ecuadorian
  9. Afro-Ecuadorians
  10. afro-ed
  11. Afro-Eurasia

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