What does the term newaize mean?

Newaize or New Aize is an Afro-Caribbean style of music that originated in the 1970s in the United States. It blends Caribbean-American sounds such as funk, R&B, and soul with West African rhythms and Jamaican dancehall. Newaize is characterized by its slow, infectious rhythms, heavy percussions, melodic use of Caribbean-style instruments like steel drums, and socially conscious, often politically-charged lyrics.