By the end of the 1970s the Afro had fallen out of favour among African-Americans, and was being replaced by other natural hairstyles such as cane rows and dreadlocks.

) The song was also covered by Madchester-era indie group The Happy Mondays, who spliced it with " Kinky Afro ".

In addition, their song " Release the Pressure " was used on advertisements for the O < sub > 2 </ sub > mobile phone network at its launch, and " A Final Hit " was featured on the Trainspotting soundtrack ; the b-side " Afro Ride " was also featured on the soundtracks to both wipE ' out " and wipE ' out " 2097 although it did not appear on the album of the first game.

The third record, Elem whose production has been left in Simon Emmerson ’ s hands, from the English group Afro Celts Sound System was released in 2004.

The first " action " series was the anime Afro Samurai, which aired on May 4, 2007 alongside a new UK animated show Modern Toss.

In 2005, Riley's hair became progressively larger due to his lack of haircut ; when it turned into an Afro he was able to trick people into thinking he was Huey until Grandad made him get cornrows.

Juan Formell states that the main piano guajeo of " La lucha " s ( 1969 ) montuno section was inspired by the Afro ‐ Cuban folkloric batá drum rhythm chachalokefún.

For their European live tour, Peter " Snakey " Whitford was used as a touring percussionist, he had previously played in the Afro Psych band Prophecy throughout the Indonesian islands.

" Afro " was later released as a 7 " only single in the UK in 1994 and had a music video directed by Tom Surgal.

The accompanying Lost Weekend compilation album was limited to 3000 copies and included the song " Afro ".

Their first TV appearance was on Channel 4 UK TV show The Word ( Season 4, Episode 12 ) in February 1994, performing " Afro " and " History of Sex ".

Mo ' Width was issued in July 1994 by Au Go Go Records and made-up of out-takes from the Extra Width-era featuring covers of " There Stands The Glass " ( Webb Pierce ), " Beat of The Traps " ( Teri Rodd & MSR Singers ) and Ole Man Trouble ( Otis Redding ), an alternate mix of " Afro " with a much more prominent organ solo and " Rob K " features Rob Kennedy from The Workdogs and the song was later titled " Rob K is President " on the Mute Records 2000 reissue.

McCovey was inducted to the Afro Sports Hall of Fame, February 7, 2009 in Oakland, California.

The Afro Cuban composition of the group was limited to 2 blacks and 12 mulattos, partly because most biracial Cubans identified with Batista, who was of mixed blood.

In the 1860s, a style similar to the Afro was worn by the Circassian beauties, sometimes known as " Moss-haired girls ", a group of women exhibited in sideshow attractions in the United States by P. T. Barnum and others.

While the Afro was a much less invasive and time consuming hairstyle choice for many African Americans, some chose to achieve a bushier version of the Afro by backcombing or teasing the hair, a practice which can result in damage to the hair and scalp.

Afro Colonials have held on to their culture and adopted Hispanic customs, traits, and cultures.

" The Politics of Fear ", a cartoon by Barry Blitt featured on the cover of the July 21, 2008 issue, depicts then presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in the turban and salwar kameez typical of many Muslims, fist bumping with his wife, Michelle, portrayed with an Afro and wearing camouflage trousers with an AK-47 assault rifle slung over her back.

* " Colossus ", a song by the Afro Celt Sound System from the album Volume 3: Further in Time

The majority of white Bolivians are of Spanish descent, including Basque origin, but there are large German ( including Mennonite ) and small Croats, Asian ( notably Japanese Okinawans relocated there after expropriation of farmland by the U. S. military after World War II ), Middle Eastern, and other minorities ( Afro Bolivian ), many of whose members descend from families that have lived in Bolivia for several generations.

* " Mojave ", a song by the Afro Celt Sound System from Volume 5: Anatomic

" Step On " and " Kinky Afro " by the Happy Mondays both made number 5 in the singles charts, whilst James scored the biggest Madchester hit, making number 2 in 1991 with a re-recording of " Sit Down ".

A rapid succession of chart hits followed during the summer, including " One Love " by the Stone Roses, " This Is How It Feels " by the Inspiral Carpets, " The Only One I Know " by The Charlatans and " Kinky Afro " by the Happy Mondays.

* " Release ", a song by Afro Celt Sound System ( featuring vocals by Sinéad O ' Connor ) from Volume 2: Release

*" Shadow Man ", a song by the Afro Celt Sound System from Volume 3: Further in Time

This group of Caribbean and / or West Indian origin are called Afro Antillanos by the Hispanic Panamanians.

*" Kinky Afro ", performed by Happy Mondays

* " Amber ", a song by Afro Celt Sound System on the album Volume 2: Release

* Amor Verdandero and A Maria Le Gusta by Afro Cuban All Stars

*" Lagan ", a song by the Afro Celt Sound System from the album Volume 3: Further in Time

Afro, sometimes shortened to ' fro and also known as a " natural ", is a hairstyle worn naturally by people with lengthy kinky hair texture or specifically styled in such a fashion by individuals with naturally curly or straight hair.

The hairstyle is also referred to by some as the " natural "— particularly the shorter, less elaborate versions of the Afro — since in most cases the hair is left untreated by relaxers or straightening chemicals and is instead allowed to express its natural curl or kinkiness.

Singles " Step On " and " Kinky Afro " from this album both reached number 5 in the UK singles chart.

The Afro saw popular resurgences in both the 1990s and 2000s.

African-American men and women began wearing their hair naturally ( unprocessed ) in large Afros, sometimes ornamented with Afro picks made from wood or plastic.

The float carried white men wearing blackface and Afro wigs, and was entitled " Black to the Future-Broad Channel in 2098 ".

Barnum's Circassian beauties were young women with tall, teased hairstyles, rather like the Afro style of the 1970s.

To some, the Afro also represented a reconstitutive link to Africa, however some critics have suggested that the Afro hairstyle is not particularly African: In his book Welcome to the Jungle: New Positions in Black Cultural Studies, cultural critic Kobena Mercer argued that the contemporary African society of the mid-20th century did not consider either hairstyle to denote any particular " Africanness "; conversely, some Africans felt that these styles signified " First-worldness ".

In the mid-1960s, the Afro hairstyle began in a fairly tightly coiffed form — such as the hairstyle that became popular among members of the Black Panther Party.

*" Fro ", slang for Afro, a hairstyle in the form of a big puff

Rosenior soon became popular amongst Fulham fans due to his Afro hairstyle.

Rosenior later told reporters that he was able to clear the ball in that manner due to his Afro hairstyle.