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BY Nii Ntreh, 10:00am October 11, 2019,

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Check out six kinds of music and dances that slaves invented in the New World

by Nii Ntreh, 10:00am October 11, 2019,

Capoeira

Perhaps, the most famous on this list, Capoeira is a self-defence and martial arts dance invented by slaves in South America in the 16th century.

It began as a popular dance style brought along by slaves from Angola into Brazil but later, it became a means of survival for slaves who were running or had run away from plantations.

Capoeira is now a worldwide phenomenon with people learning to dance far away from Brazil.

Last Edited by:Kent Mensah Updated: October 11, 2019

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