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ORIGINS The ultimate origin of all Afros in the Americas is in Africa . Ancestors from the West Coast Of Africa , which now includes Nigeria , Ghana , Ivory Coast , Sierra Leone , Togo , Guinea , Cameroon , Angola and Guinea-Bissau , among others. Many of them were from tribes such as the Yoruba , Ashanti , Kru , Mandinka , Rada and Itsekiri . All of these tribes, among others, were affected by the Slave Trade . The majority of Afro-Trinidadians were the descendants of immigrants from other islands of the Caribbean , especially Grenada , Saint Vincent And The Grenadines and Barbados . Other Afro-Trinidadians trace their ancestry to American slaves recruited to fight for the British in the War Of 1812 or from Indentured Labourers from West Africa. CULTURE The massive influx of African Slaves to Tobagonian and Trinidadian shores that happened in the 16th and 18th century respectively was important in shaping the cultural space of Trinidad and Tobago. Afro Trinidadian culture is Immanent within and encapsulates all other cultures. Afro-Trinidadian culture is decisive in Steelpan Culture , Carnival Culture , and Calypso Culture and also helped in many ways to shape. RELIGIOUS GROUPS Most Afro-Trinidadians are Christian , with the largest group being Roman Catholics , Anglicans and (in Tobago ) Methodists . Smaller numbers follow Afro-Caribbean Syncretic faiths like the Spiritual Baptist Church and the Rastafari Movement . Non-Christians include adherents of Islam , the Orisha faith, the Bahá'í Faith , Hinduism or are followers of Sai Baba . See Also: Religion in Trinidad and Tobago NOTABLE AFRO-TRINIDADIANS
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