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This prefix begins the name of Arturo O’Farrill’s jazz orchestra, whose Grammy-winning albums include Fandango At the Wall and Four Questions. The name of Ray Lugo’s band follows the reclaimed pejorative “Kokolo” with this prefix. This prefix titles a D minor jazz standard in 6/8 time that was reinterpreted as an F minor jazz waltz in a version John Coltrane recorded live at Birdland. This prefix begins the title of a 1973 album whose hit single, subtitled “Chop & Quench,” features drummer Tony Allen. A standard by (*) Mongo Santamaria is called “[this prefix] Blue.” The names of Latin jazz’s two main subtypes begin with this prefix. Jazz, funk, and highlife were fused to create a style (10[1])whose (10[1])name begins with this prefix on albums like Zombie and Expensive Shit. For 10 points, Nigerian saxophonist Fela Kútì developed a style named for what prefix and “beat”? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: afro- [accept Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra; accept Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra; accept Afrodisiac; accept afrobeat; accept “Afro Blue”; accept Afro-Cuban; accept Afro-Brazilian; reject “afrobeats”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Adam Silverman|madam|Banned from ARGOS11510
Jordan Brownstein"Powers a question on Stancyzk" that's a clown question broImport Pandas11610
Christopher DechHu up Jinning they TaoPahkin' the Ahgo14510

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2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y3100%0%0%125.33
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y3100%33%0%96.00