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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 (15[1])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 whose name begins with this prefix on albums (10[1])like Zombie and Expensive Shit. (10[1])For 10 points, Nigerian saxophonist Fela Kútì developed a style named for what prefix and “beat”? ■END■

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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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Natan Holtzmanthrow away your cards, rally in the streetsI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire3715
Arjun VijaykumarAw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big boomsUBC12310
Joel MilesThompson et al.CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!12810

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