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Ethnic minority in Cuba
Afro-Cubans (Spanish: Afrocubano) or Black Cubans are citizens of Cuba who have ancestry from any of the Black racial groups originating from Africa. The
Afro-Cubans
Music genre
his Afro-Cubans in New York City. In 1947, the collaborations of bebop trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and percussionist Chano Pozo brought Afro-Cuban rhythms
Afro-Cuban_jazz
Latin jazz band
Machito's brother-in-law. The Afro-Cubans combined Cuban music with orchestrations derived from swing. As well, the Afro-Cubans played with and incorporated
Afro-Cubans_(band)
guaracha, guajira, guaguancó, etc. Cubans and non Cubans, such as Tito Puente, Rubén Blades and many experts of the Cuban music and salsa, have always said
Music_of_Cuba
as white. Dark-skinned Afro-Cubans are the only group in Cuba referred to as black, while lighter-skinned, mixed-race Afro-Cuban mulattos are often not
Racism_in_Cuba
Cuban jazz musician (1909–1984)
New York City, Machito formed the Afro-Cubans in 1940, and with Mario Bauzá as musical director, brought together Cuban rhythms and big band arrangements
Machito
1912 protests and uprisings in Cuba
of the island where most Afro-Cubans lived and worked. After weeks of fighting involving massacres of Afro-Cubans by the Cuban National Army under the
War_of_1912
the Americas. Afro-Brazilians, Afro-Cubans, Afro-Dominicans, Afro-Hondurans, Afro-Panamanians, Afro–Puerto Ricans, Afro-Colombians, Afro-Mexicans and other
List_of_Afro-Latinos
Americans of Cuban birth or descent
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Cuban_Americans
Music genre originating from Cuba
" Even after slavery was abolished in Cuba, there still remained social and racial inequality, which Afro-Cubans dealt with by using rumba's music and
Cuban_rumba
Inhabitants of Cuba and their descendants in the Cuban diaspora
centuries of intermarriage accumulated across many generations. While Afro-Cubans and Cubans of Spanish descent have endured as distinct ethnocultural units
Cubans
Music genre
composed by Cuban-born Mario Bauza and recorded by Machito and his Afro-Cubans in New York City. "Tanga" began as a spontaneous descarga (Cuban jam session)
Jazz
Cuban-American jazz musician and composer (1911–1993)
the first truly Afro-Cuban jazz tune (attributed to Bauzá), were followed by "Cubop City" and "Mambo Inn". Machito and his Afro-Cubans often played straight-ahead
Mario_Bauzá
Latin Americans with Sub-Saharan African ancestry
their specific nationality, such as Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Haitian, or Afro-Mexican. The number of Afro–Latin Americans may be underreported
Afro–Latin_Americans
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Afro-Cuban in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Afro-Cubans are Cubans who are of Black African ancestry. The term may also refer to: Music of
Afro-Cuban_(disambiguation)
Defunct Cuban political party of former slaves
illusion of Cuban nationalism while favoring the Spanish Cubans. The Cuban Spanish supremacist social construct was meant to repress the Afro Cubans. In some
Partido Independiente de Color
Partido_Independiente_de_Color
Term for a person who has been exiled from Cuba
depending on when they emigrated from Cuba, and why they emigrated. The exile of Cubans has been a dominating factor in Cuban history since the early independence
Cuban_exile
life in Cuba, calling for a step towards an existence without sexism. Sexism in Cuba goes hand in hand with the racism experienced by Afro-Cubans. Black
Women_in_Cuba
Styles of jazz influenced by Latin American music
Bauza and recorded by Machito and his Afro-Cubans the same year, 1943. The tune was initially a descarga (Cuban jam) with jazz solos superimposed, spontaneously
Latin_jazz
Ethnic group
White Cubans (Spanish: Cubanos blancos) are Cubans of wholly or predominantly European (predominantly Iberian) and West Asian ancestry, typically characterized
White_Cubans
Caribbean people with Sub-Saharan African ancestry
Ricans Afro-Cubans Afro-Dominicans Afro-Dominicans (Dominican Republic) Afro-Grenadians Afro-Guatemalans Afro-Guyanese Afro-Haitians Afro-Hondurans Afro-Jamaicans
Afro-Caribbean_peoples
Cuban musical band
Afro-Cuban All Stars is a Cuban band led by Juan de Marcos González. Their music is a mix of all the styles of Cuban music, including bolero, chachachá
Afro-Cuban_All_Stars
Rhythmic pattern in Cuban music
New York City during the 1940s by Cuban-born Mario Bauza while he was the music director of Machito and his Afro-Cubans. Bauzá was a master at moving the
Clave_(rhythm)
Afro-Cuban anthropologist (1899–1991)
the Afro-Cubans and recorded their religious rituals and traditions. During the late 1950s she continued to publish several books about Afro-Cuban religions
Lydia_Cabrera
of Afro-Cubans as well as biracial Cubans speak Haitian Creole. Haitian Creole is the second-most spoken language as well as a recognized one in Cuba, with
Culture_of_Cuba
African diasporic religion from Cuba
of Afro-Cubans into broader Cuban society and recommended its suppression. In the 1920s, there were efforts to incorporate elements of Afro-Cuban culture
Santería
American musician and record producer (born 1943)
Michael Zager (born January 3, 1943) is an American record producer, composer, and arranger of original music for commercials, albums, network television
Michael_Zager
Music genre combining jazz methods with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues
Afro-Cuban jazz emerged in the early 1940s with the Cuban musicians Mario Bauza and Frank Grillo "Machito" in the band Machito and his Afro-Cubans in
Jazz_fusion
Former province in Cuba
by foreign investors. In response, the Cuban government sent in the army to burn the property of the Afro-Cubans and slaughtered many. Within two years
Oriente_Province
African cultural cofraternities in Colonial Cuba
were no longer limited to slaves but welcomed free Afro-Cubans of all walks of life. In 1884, the Cuban government outlawed the Epiphany, a celebration cabildos
Cabildo_(Cuba)
Music genre originating in the 1940s in the United States
began incorporating Afro-Cuban rhythmic motifs in the 1800s with the popularity of the Cuban contradanza (known outside of Cuba as the habanera). The
Rhythm_and_blues
American professor
University of Kansas has a collection of her papers. She wrote a book about Afro-Cubans in Tampa. She wrote a book titled Blaming the Poor about Daniel Patrick
Susan_Greenbaum
Country in the Caribbean
refugees, most notably the Sahrawi Arabs of Western Sahara. While Afro-Cubans and Cubans of Spanish descent have endured as distinct ethnocultural units
Cuba
African popular music (also styled Afropop, Afro-pop, Afro pop or African pop) can be defined as any African music, regardless of genre, that uses Western
African_popular_music
Variety of Spanish language
different Afro-Cuban religions and secret societies also different African languages in their practices and liturgies. Many Afro-Cubans in the 19th
Cuban_Spanish
Cuban religion formed in the 1800s
retaining an identity, religion, and culture separate from those of other Afro-Cubans peoples. Although, historically, the Arará people have been staunch defenders
Arará
agriculture also ceased to remain part of practices in Cuba, probably because enslaved Afro-Cubans had little reason to protect the harvests owned by the
History_of_Santería
Style of dance and music originating in Cuba
by peasants, many of which were of Bantu origin, in contrast to the Afro-Cubans of the western side of the island, which primarily descended from West
Son_cubano
Dance of Cuban origin cha-cha-chá
identical pattern of footwork. These Afro-Cuban dances predate the development of cha-cha-chá and were known by many Cubans in the 1950s, especially those of
Cha-cha-cha_(dance)
by younger Cubans to the U.S. In the last few years before the end of the wet feet, dry feet policy on 12 January 2017, the number of Cubans moving to
Demographics_of_Cuba
Latin American dance music genre
what sounded to them like Cuban music from the 1950s. Cuban conguero Daniel Ponce summarized this sentiment: "When the Cubans arrived in New York, they
Salsa_music
1901 United States law on Cuban relations
extended to literate, adult, male Cubans with property worth $250 or more, largely resulting in exclusion of the Afro-Cuban population and women from participation
Platt_Amendment
Cuban musical ensemble
not only of many Americans and Cubans in the United States who remember the Havana of the 1950s, but also of Cubans in Cuba. The result was a reminiscence
Buena_Vista_Social_Club
American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993)
mature the Afro-Cuban jazz style. Afro-Cuban jazz was considered bebop-oriented, and some musicians classified it as a modern style. Afro-Cuban jazz was
Dizzy_Gillespie
Afro-Cuban fraternity or secret society
century to offset the numerical dominance of an Afro-Cuban population. Although established among Afro-Cubans, it came to let in mulattos and whites. As Ivor
Abakuá
Mexicans of predominantly African descent
Afro-Mexicans (Spanish: Afromexicanos), also known as Black Mexicans (Spanish: Mexicanos negros), are Mexicans of total or predominantly African ancestry
Afro-Mexicans
Afro-Cuban drum
Bongos (Spanish: bongó) are an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small open bottomed hand drums of different sizes. The pair consists
Bongo_drum
Cuban social and cultural movement
them by White Cubans. In the 1912 Race War (guerrita del doce), civil war erupted between Afro-Cuban farmers and protesters versus Cuban armed forces and
Afrocubanismo
Cuban poet, journalist and political activist (1902–1989)
Afro-Cubans in his first volume of poetry, Motivos de son. It was soon acclaimed as a masterpiece and widely imitated. In the 1920s, when Afro-Cuban sounds
Nicolás_Guillén
1955 studio album by Kenny Dorham
Afro-Cuban is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham, recorded for Blue Note on March 29, 1955 and released later that year on the Blue Note
Afro-Cuban_(album)
Yoruba divination practice
transported to the Americas. There, Ifá survived in Cuba, where it developed an overlap with Afro-Cuban religious traditions such as Santería and Abakuá
Ifá
1955–1958 sociopolitical change in Cuba
Members of the 26th of July Movement often suspected that Afro-Cubans were supporters of Batista. Cuban sociologist Carlos Moore claims that during the revolution
Cuban_Revolution
Ongoing oil shortage and economic crisis
millions of Cubans in the western part of the country. On 16 March, Cuba's power grid collapsed leaving the country without power. On 9 February, Cuba stated
2026 United States fuel blockade on Cuba
2026_United_States_fuel_blockade_on_Cuba
Afro-Cuban musician (1917–2003)
something about, "What are the examples of the common thread between Afro-Cuban or Afro-Latin music and African-American jazz?" Mongo said he hadn't really
Mongo_Santamaría
American actor (born 1974)
(Mother's Milk)" Milk. Alonso was born and raised in Washington, D.C. to Afro-Cuban immigrant parents. He grew up in Mount Pleasant and graduated from St
Laz_Alonso
Mexican pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
director for the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. He is best known for his contributions to contemporary Latin jazz (more specifically Afro-Cuban jazz), having
Arturo_O'Farrill
Chinese community influence on Cuban religion
Cuban Afro-Chinese religion is a variant of Santería. It is a syncretic religion that was created by the religious and cultural beliefs of the large number
Afro-Chinese_religion_in_Cuba
Cuban jazz singer
oppressed Black Cubans throughout history. Arocena draws influence and blends the historical traditions of Buena vista Social Club and Afro-Cuban jazz bands
Daymé_Arocena
Cubans whose ancestry originated in China
Chinese Cubans (Spanish: chino-cubano) are Cubans of full or mixed Chinese ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to Cuba. They are part of the
Chinese_Cubans
2011). "Smokin' Cubans". North Coast Journal. Retrieved 18 February 2021. Reiner, Terry "Humboldt University's Exploration in Afro-Cuban Dance and Drum"
Explorations in Afro-Cuban Dance and Drum
Explorations_in_Afro-Cuban_Dance_and_Drum
Syncretic Afro-Cuban religion
has also been practiced by Afro-Cubans of other ethnic heritages, as well as by Euro-Cubans, criollos, and people outside Cuba. In the United States, for
Palo_(religion)
Historic social club in Florida, US
Society) is a historic social club in Ybor City, Florida, established by Afro-Cubans. It was founded in 1900. It is a site on the Florida Black Heritage Trail
La_Unión_Martí-Maceo
Spanish painter
lived much of his life in exile, in Cuba. He was one of the first painters in the world to focus on Afro-Cubans as his principal subject matter. Many
Fernando_Tarazona
1997 first album by Afro-Cuban All Stars
A Toda Cuba le Gusta is the first studio album by the Afro-Cuban All Stars, produced by Cuban bandleader and musician Juan de Marcos González and Nick
A_Toda_Cuba_le_Gusta
Cuban filmmaker (1942–1974)
emphasized and criticized the Cuban revolutionary society. Her short films explored the positions of women and Afro-Cubans within society. She married fellow
Sara_Gómez
Arpeggiated melodic motif found in salsa and other Cuban musical genres
Afro-Cuban son and related music. The tres is a Cuban guitar-like instrument, consisting of three sets of double strings. The guajeo emerged in Cuba during
Guajeo
Cuban band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés
Recording in 1980 with their album Irakere. Irakere was innovative in Afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban popular dance music. The group used a wide array of percussion
Irakere
religions (17.6%) Other religions (0.30%) Univision Noticias survey of Cubans (2015) Non-religious 44 (43.1%) Catholic 27 (26.5%) Evangelical or Protestant
Religion_in_Cuba
Family of musical instruments
Cowbell (cencerro) Timbales Shaker/Maraca Güiro Cajón Timbales, a similar Afro-Cuban instrument Surdo Cuíca Caixa Reco-reco Cabasa/Afuche Repinique Agogô Tan-tan
Latin_percussion
Shallow single-headed drums with a metal casing
which were released on VHS. Ubaldo Nieto, timbalero in Machito and his Afro-Cubans, was one of the first musicians to popularize the instrument in the United
Timbales
from the elite, but also from ordinary Afro-Cubans like herself. Reyita exposes a perspective of an Afro-Cuban woman, which had remained silent until
Reyita: The Life of a Black Cuban Woman in the Twentieth Century
Reyita:_The_Life_of_a_Black_Cuban_Woman_in_the_Twentieth_Century
Academic field focusing on peoples of the African diaspora and Africa
field includes scholars of African-American, Afro-Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latino, Afro-European, Afro-Asian, African Australian, and African literature
Black_studies
American actress (born 1989)
Crackle's 2016 series StartUp. Marrero was born in Miami, Florida, to a Cuban American family, and raised in Hialeah. She was a dancer for the Miami Marlins
Otmara_Marrero
Defectors from Communist Cuba
The Cuban post-revolution exodus is the decades long continuous emigration of Cubans from the island of Cuba that has occurred since the conclusion of
Cuban_post-revolution_exodus
Pattern used in Latin American music
pulse (subdivision) structures, was explored in the 1940s by Machito's Afro-Cubans. Those structures are accessed directly by Ron Carter (bass) and Tony
Tresillo_(rhythm)
Cuban singer (1925–2003)
in popular music Music of Cuba History of Cuba Pedro Knight - Cruz's musician husband List of Afro-Latinos List of Cubans List of best-selling Latin
Celia_Cruz
National occurrence of slavery
enslaved African people to Cuba. The African enslaved population grew to outnumber European Cubans, and a large proportion of Cubans today descend from these
Slavery_in_Cuba
in Cuban art was greatly affected by the emergence of a new generation of Cubans, which did not remember the revolution directly. In 1981 Cubans saw
Cuban_art
Rhythmic pattern of striking a hand-held bell or other instrument
introduced in mambo big bands. During the early 1940s Machito and his Afro-Cubans was the first band to employ the triumvirate of congas, bongos and timbales
Bell_pattern
American historian, author and scholar (born 1971)
taught at University of Texas at Austin (2004–2016) Forging Diaspora: Afro-Cubans and African Americans in a World of Empire and Jim Crow (2010, University
Frank_Andre_Guridy
Musical rhythm popularized by Bo Diddley
than a real Afro-Cuban rhythm. The Bo Diddley beat is a variation of the 3–2 clave, one of the most common bell patterns found in Afro-Cuban music that
Bo_Diddley_beat
1948 jazz composition by Dizzy Gillespie
written in 1947, it is one of the foremost contributions of Gillespie to Afro-Cuban jazz. "Song: Tin Tin Deo written by Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo". SecondHandSongs
Tin_Tin_Deo
Cuban-American singer (1915 - 2010)
alongside Mario Bauzá (originator of the genre of Afro-Cuban Jazz) in the orchestra Machito and the Afro-Cubans. She was summoned to New York City in 1943 by
Graciela
American Latin jazz and mambo musician (1923–2000)
in Latino, Black, and White people. This launched the Palladium era. Afro-Cubans were the first band to go to the Palladium and bring uptown beats and
Tito_Puente
(2021-03-07). "Revolutionary Racism : Afro‑Cubans in an Era of Economic Change". Centre tricontinental. Retrieved 2021-03-07. "Cuba approves same-sex marriage in
Human_rights_in_Cuba
Differing policies for locals and foreigners
stores. This new dollar economy mostly benefited white Cubans who were more likely than black Cubans to find work in lucrative tourism jobs or have family
Dual_economy_of_Cuba
Several music styles of Cuban origin
to be used a catch-all term for Afro-Cuban music in most African countries, later giving rise to re-Africanized Cuban-based styles such as Congolese rumba
Rumba
This is a list of public holidays in Cuba. Cuba portal "Recesan las actividades laborales el viernes 18 de abril". Granma (in Spanish). 15 April 2014.
Public_holidays_in_Cuba
Cuban writer and activist
and particularly Afro-Cubans, and LGBT people. Her activism is particularly focused on improving the representation of Afrocubanas, Cuban women of African
Sandra Abd'Allah-Álvarez Ramírez
Sandra_Abd'Allah-Álvarez_Ramírez
Dominicans of African descent
Afro-Dominicans (also referred to as African Dominicans or Black Dominicans; Spanish: Dominicanos negros) are Dominicans of total or predominant Sub-Saharan
Afro-Dominicans
Cuban scholar of Afro-Cuban culture (1881–1969)
to explain the merging of cultures in Cuba, from Spanish colonialism to Indigenous communities and Afro-Cubans, resulting in a new culture that incorporates
Fernando_Ortiz_Fernández
Stringed instrument of Cuban origin
tres player from Santiago de Cuba. However, he described the tres as having originated in "time immemorial" among Afro-Cubans, while bearing a strong resemblance
Tres_(instrument)
American journalist
Antonia Hylton (born September 26, 1993) is an American journalist. She is a former correspondent for NBC News and is currently the co-anchor for MS NOW's
Antonia_Hylton
Dance style
from casinos deportivos, the dance halls popular among better-off, white Cubans during the mid-1950s and onwards where the style was first created and popularised
Cuban_salsa
Cuban musician (1914–1996)
also known as "Vidal Bolado", was a Cuban conga drummer and an original member of Machito and his Afro-Cubans. Vidal holds the double distinction of
Carlos_Vidal_Bolado
People with Romani and African descent
States and Cuba. There are also Romani and Dom communities throughout Africa. An Afro-Romani population exists in central Cuba. The Afro-Romani community
Afro-Romani
famous musical phrase Kikiribu Mandinga! refers to them. The roots of most Afro-Cuban musical forms lie in the cabildos, self-organized social clubs for the
Music of African heritage in Cuba
Music_of_African_heritage_in_Cuba
Bantu ethnic group of Equatorial Guinea
substantial intermarriage with newly introduced populations, such as Afro-Cubans, Krio people, Portuguese people and Spaniards, the Bubi people, again
Bubi_people
Musical structure of salsa
in New York City during the 1940s by Cuban-born Mario Bauzá, when he was music director of Machito's Afro-Cubans. The 3–2, 2-3 concept is a basic tenet
Salsa_(musical_structure)
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List of heads of state of Cuba
List_of_heads_of_state_of_Cuba
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