‘Afropiano’ is a fusion of West African Afrobeats and South African Amapiano. Amapiano, which means ‘the pianos’ in Zulu, is a style of house music that emerged from South Africa while Afrobeats emanated from Nigeria.
by Rothmas January 10, 2023
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"They burst onto the international music scene more than a decade ago, with a blend of European and African styles they call "Afropean."
"He is exploring the interplay of Black and European culture...looking at Afropean aesthetics"
"websites such as www.afropean.com celebrate the coming together of Afro and European styles, in a blend that has come to be known as Afropean"
"He is exploring the interplay of Black and European culture...looking at Afropean aesthetics"
"websites such as www.afropean.com celebrate the coming together of Afro and European styles, in a blend that has come to be known as Afropean"
by An Afropean May 11, 2012
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is an error in speech that is believed to be caused by the urban or cultural experiences in ones background usually demonstrated with letter substitutions or additions in common words
afrodian slips ex. Mommanen lookded right at me and said "tell dat boy to come in hea out the skreet and eat sum oh dees scrimp i catched this mornin"
by rhyynno December 17, 2008
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"English is your first language and you don't speak an African language, not even your mother tongue? You're so Afropean!"
"Khaki pants? This is a city not the bush - you're not African anymore. You're Afropean."
"His father's Dutch and his mother's Namibian, the boy's Afropean."
"Khaki pants? This is a city not the bush - you're not African anymore. You're Afropean."
"His father's Dutch and his mother's Namibian, the boy's Afropean."
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Get the AfriPino mug.A male who is half African American or black and half filipino; Female of this ethnicity is called afropina.
HE is an attractive afropino man.
by JoLoJoJo November 22, 2006
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by Amanda DuP May 26, 2007
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