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The culture of Cuba reflects the island's influences from various cultures, primarily European (Spanish),Taino and African. One of the most distinctive parts of Cuban culture is Cuban music and dancing, being well-known far outside the country.
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The origins of a Cuban identity can be traced to the earliest debates about Cuban self-determination, and expanded more greatly with the Cuban independence movement. [4] As more Cubans began emigrating during the Cuban exile the idea of Cuban identity began to expand to those outside Cuba and the idea of being Cuban took on a racialized ...
Afro-Cubans (Spanish: Afrocubano) or Black Cubans are Cubans of full or partial sub-Saharan African ancestry. The term Afro-Cuban can also refer to historical or cultural elements in Cuba associated with this community, and the combining of native African and other cultural elements found in Cuban society, such as race, religion, music, language, the arts and class culture.
In Cuba, these dances were influenced by African rhythmic and dance styles and so became a genuine fusion of European and African influences. [4] The danzón developed in 1879, and has been an important root for Cuban music up to today. Its precursor is the habanera, which is a creolized Cuban dance form.
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Cuban may refer to: Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean; Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof; Cuban citizen, a person who is part of the Cuban population, see Demographics of Cuba; Cuban Spanish, the dialect of Cuba