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- In Native American dance: Northern South America
On the Caribbean coast the bullerengue, lumbalu, and the circular cumbia mingle indigenous and African features. The Colombian fandango derives more from Spanish diversions. The national dance, the bambuco, originated in the Andean zone. Male and female partners, waving kerchiefs, enact a courtship mime of pursuing and…
Read More - In Native American art: Regional style: West Indies
The Caribbean region has undoubtedly lost more of its aboriginal character than any other region of the Americas. The almost total extirpation of the islands’ population shortly after the conquest and the subsequent repopulation of the area by black slaves made any carryover…
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