1- Introduction 2- Historical background 3- The African contribution to Venezuelan musical culture – Afro-Venezuelan music 4- Musical instruments 5- From invisibility to empowerment – Cultural resistance and afrocentricity 6- New directions in Afro-Venezuelan music – From localised soundscape to world jazz Musical examples Sources

By Dr. Bartolomé Duijsens
Fundación Interchange, The Netherlands

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