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Afoxê is an Afro Brazilian genre of music and it is a traditional rhythm of Pernambuco. It is a secular manifestation of candomblé which utilizes a rhythm known as ijexá. The biggest and best-known afoxé is the Filhos de Gandhy located in Salvador da Bahia Brazil.

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