African heritage
Lineage from Africa
African heritage refers to the cultural, historical, and ancestral connections to Africa and its peoples.
The term encompasses traditions, customs, languages, arts, and histories originating from the African continent: The museum celebrates African heritage through music and dance.
Often invoked in discussions of identity, particularly among diaspora communities: She traveled to Ghana to connect with her African heritage.
- black historyPast of lightlessness
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- cultural preservationProtecting community traditions and artifacts
- transatlantic slave tradeForced African deportation to Americas
ancestor veneration · rites of passage · kente cloth · Swahili · Berlin Conference · animism · beadwork · Harlem Renaissance · freedom songs · Egyptian mythology · Zulu · Pan-Africanism · tribal dances · talking drums · Kwanzaa · call and response · homeland · melanin
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- Dominican Culturebachata, merengue, platanos, Santo Domingo, tostones
- Black CanadiansDrake, The Weeknd, Black History Month, Black churches, community leaders
- Black Diasporamotherland, pan-Africanism, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, maroons
- Afro-Braziliancapoeira, samba, feijoada, Bahia, maracatu
- Afro-ColombiaAfro-Colombian, Afro-Latino, Pacific coast, Cartagena, Maroons
African heritageEuropean heritage
Descent from continental peoples
European ancestry · Asian heritage · Native American heritage · Nordic heritage · Celtic heritage