Afro-Cubans
Black Caribbean islanders
Afro-Cubans are Cubans of African descent, whose ancestors were brought to the island as enslaved people during the colonial sugar trade.
The term also describes cultural elements—particularly music, dance, and religious practices—that blend African and Cuban traditions: Afro-Cuban jazz, Afro-Cuban drumming.
Santería and other syncretic religions are central to Afro-Cuban spiritual life.
Afro-Cuban partner dance
- sonMale child relation
- congaCuban hand drum
- bongosJoined pair of drums
- Celia CruzLegendary Cuban salsa vocalist
Afro-Cuban partner dance
- casinoFacility for wagering
- sonMale child relation
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- TropicanaCitrus beverage company
cabaret · choreography · movement · rhythm · social dance · folkloric · performance · ensemble
Ownership of people
- sugar plantationsFarms growing sweetener crops
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- independenceFreedom from external control
- colonial eraAge of overseas dominion
rebellion · emancipation · migration · revolution · triangular trade
Scattered population sharing origins
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- Afro-descendantHaving African ancestral origins
- racial identityPerceived ancestral group membership
creole · mulatto · Afro-Latino · mixed-race · roots · lineage · self-identification · community
Syncretic Cuban Yoruba-Catholic religion
- YorubaNigerian people and language
- orishaYoruba pantheon spirit
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- Catholic saintsCanonized holy figures
divination · sacrifice · initiation · altar · beads · ceremonies · ancestors
Unjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- representationDepiction or likeness
activism · civil rights · colorism · social mobility · education · employment · housing · media portrayal
rumba
Afro-Cuban partner dance
rumba
Afro-Cuban partner dance
Tropicana · cabaret · choreography · movement · rhythm · social dance · folkloric · performance · ensemble
slavery
Ownership of people
- sugar plantationsFarms growing sweetener crops
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- independenceFreedom from external control
colonial era · rebellion · emancipation · migration · revolution · triangular trade
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- Afro-descendantHaving African ancestral origins
racial identity · creole · mulatto · Afro-Latino · mixed-race · roots · lineage · self-identification · community · ethnicity
Santeria
Syncretic Cuban Yoruba-Catholic religion
- YorubaNigerian people and language
- orishaYoruba pantheon spirit
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
Catholic saints · divination · sacrifice · initiation · altar · beads · ceremonies · ancestors
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
representation · activism · civil rights · colorism · social mobility · education · employment · housing · media portrayal · stereotypes
Afro-Cubansplantation owners
Large-scale agricultural landholders