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Afro-Guyanese are largely descended from the Akans of Ghana West Africa. There is a lot of cultural evidence to support this. Kofi, a national Afro-Guyanese hero is an Akan from Ghana, so is Quamina Gladstone. A lot of Afro-Guyanese dishes eaten in Guyana originated in Ghana.
Leona Lewis, singer and the first winner of "The X Factor" (series 3), Guyanese father; Jermain Jackman, singer and "The Voice UK" (2015) winner; Derek Luke, American actor; Maestro, Canadian rapper and actor; Nicole Narain, Playboy model, has an Afro-Guyanese mother and her father, who is of mixed Indo-Guyanese and Chinese-Guyanese descent
Within the West Indies context, the word is used only for one type of mixed race people: Afro-Indians. [2] The 2012 Guyana census identified 29.25% of the population as Afro-Guyanese, 39.83% as Indo-Guyanese, and 19.88% as "mixed," recognized as mostly representing the offspring of the former two groups. [3]
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Afro-French Guianans or Black French Guianans are French Guianan people who are of African descent. As of 2003, people of African descent (including those of mixed African and European ancestry) are the majority ethnic group in French Guiana accounting for around 66% of the territory's population.
Baracara is the only maroon village in Guyana. [3] [4] A group of escaped slaves settled in Baracara in the early 19th century, [3] and occupied both the east and west banks of the river. The demographics are mostly Afro-Guyanese. [5] The economy of the village is based on subsistence farming and logging.
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Guyana – Guyana is unique among South American nations to not have a designated style of national dress. Every ethnic group wears their cultural clothing during important events or occasions: Afro-Guyanese – Dashiki or Shirt jacket (male), Booboo (female) Indo-Guyanese – Kurta, Sherwani, Churidar (male), Sari, Lehenga (female)