Cocolo
Cocolo is a term used in the
The usage, outside the specific ethnicity of the Cocolos of
and other Spanish Afro-Caribbean musical genres. The term is often used with pride to refer to oneself, yet can be taken as an insult when others use it.History
The immigration of Cocolos began in the late 1800s with the rise and development of the
The first Turks and Caicos Islander immigrants began arriving in
Culture
Since the Dominican Republic was a predominantly
West Indian immigrants and their descendants also introduced some sports of British origin, namely cricket and boxing. In order to cultivate a following, the Cocolos created various sports groups in San Pedro de Macorís. Over time the descendants of those West Indian immigrants began to abandon the practice of
Other uses
In the United States, particularly in the Northeast, the term has been used by Dominican migrants from the Cibao region to refer to African Americans. The word also became popular in Puerto Rico, where it was similarly used to refer to the more African influenced segments in that country's population. In 1937, it only meant Black in Puerto Rico, however, the term cocolo would later become a slang term describing the subculture which followed Afro-Latino music, especially salsa as opposed to rock music (those were called rockeros). In the Puerto Rico of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the rivalry between cocolos and rockeros was similar to the rivalry between the Mods and the Rockers in 1960s England.[6]
See also
- Afro-Dominicans
- Samaná Americans
- Raizals
References
- ^ Beato, Raúl, ed. (28 March 2010). "Los Cocolos". Listin Diario. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ISBN 9781902669113.
- JSTOR 40986169.
- ISBN 978-0822346906.
- ^ "Nuestros Orígenes Los "Cocolos"".
- ISBN 9780847724987.