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  2. Carnival of Santiago de Cuba - Wikipedia

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    It is essential to recognize that carnival in Cuba is not solely rooted in African traditions but is a multifaceted cultural amalgamation that reflects the country's diverse heritage. Through the centuries, Cuban carnival has evolved, incorporating various elements from African, European, and other cultural influences, resulting in a unique and ...

  3. Afrocubanismo - Wikipedia

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    Afrocubanismo was an artistic and social movement in black-themed Cuban culture with origins in the 1920s, as in works by the cultural anthropologist Fernando Ortiz.The Afrocubanismo movement focused on establishing the legitimacy of black identity in Cuban society, culture, and art.

  4. Culture of Cuba - Wikipedia

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    State-Sponsored Culture within Modern Day Cuba - video report by BBC News; Photos Cuba; Overview of Cuba's Food Rationing System; Articles and videos about artistic Cuban culture; Information on Cuban culture including music and food; Cuba Uncovered: Beyond Mojitos and Cigars by Vibha Kagzi, Harvard Business School Weekly, April 14, 2009

  5. Cuban carnival - Wikipedia

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    The cultural and physical mixing of Africans and Europeans in Cuba began with the arrival to the Island of the first enslaved African women around 1550 [3] but their cultures remained relatively independent one from the other for hundreds of years, because the enslaved did not have access to their enslavers' cultural traditions, and the Spanish people perceived the African culture as barbaric ...

  6. Music of African heritage in Cuba - Wikipedia

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    Religious traditions of African origin have survived in Cuba, and are the basis of ritual music, song and dance quite distinct from the secular music and dance. The religion of Yoruban origin is known as Lucumí or Regla de Ocha ; the religion of Congolese origin is known as Palo , as in palos del monte . [ 11 ]

  7. Haitian Vodou in Cuba - Wikipedia

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    A third Afro-Cuban tradition is Abakuá, which has its origins among the secret male societies practiced among the Efik-Ibibio. [8] Before the end of the 18th century, Ewé Fon/Adja people had also arrived in Cuba, where their traditions produced Arará, a religion found predominantly in western and central parts of the island. [1]

  8. Batá drum - Wikipedia

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    The religion and beliefs the Yorùbá brought with them eventually became the basis for what is known as Lukumí (or Santería in Cuba). This religion spawned the creation of the first "sacred" Batá in Cuba around 1830 by a Yorùbá slave named Añabi. The batá slowly became inducted into Cuban culture, and began to take on more secular roles.

  9. Cuban identity - Wikipedia

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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 ...