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| ====== Black Majesty ====== | ====== Black Majesty ====== | ||
| Author: Luis Palés Matos (1898 - 1959) | Author: Luis Palés Matos (1898 - 1959) | ||
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| - Steatopygous - big butt / In Puerto Rico: " | - Steatopygous - big butt / In Puerto Rico: " | ||
| - Flower of Tórtola - white cedar flower, the territorial flower of The Virgin Islands. | - Flower of Tórtola - white cedar flower, the territorial flower of The Virgin Islands. | ||
| - | - Bombas and bambulas | + | - Bombas and bámbulas |
| - Ñáñiga blood - from the Cuban Abakuá society. | - Ñáñiga blood - from the Cuban Abakuá society. | ||
| - Melao, melamba - Refers to thick molasses in Puerto Rico. In colloquial language, it is used to express admiration. | - Melao, melamba - Refers to thick molasses in Puerto Rico. In colloquial language, it is used to express admiration. | ||
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| Matos' poem has also influenced other artists from different categories. For instance, Puerto Rican painter and sculptor Carlos Cancio, who sought to represent the Afro-Antillano beauty in his 2003 painting called "Por la encendida calle Antillana va Tembandumba de la Quimbamba", | Matos' poem has also influenced other artists from different categories. For instance, Puerto Rican painter and sculptor Carlos Cancio, who sought to represent the Afro-Antillano beauty in his 2003 painting called "Por la encendida calle Antillana va Tembandumba de la Quimbamba", | ||
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| - | Figure 1: Cancio "Por la encendida calle Antillana va Tembandumba de la Quimbamba" | + | |
| ===== Resources ===== | ===== Resources ===== | ||
