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In many instances, African rhythms from the homeland came to be fused with other musical forms in the diaspora, of which examples include bosa nova (Brazil), Salsa (Cuba), Mento and Reggae (Jamaica) and Calypso and Steelpan music (Trinidad). Other legacies of the cultural resistance draw attention to the survival of elements of indigenous African languages in the vernacular of many countries in the Caribbean, including Kreyol (combination of African and French), Patios (African and English) and Papliemento (African and Dutch).
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