Afro-Latin
Black Latin fusion
Afro-Latin describes people, culture, or music of both African and Latin American heritage.
The term acknowledges the significant African influence in Latin American countries shaped by the slave trade—particularly Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, and the Caribbean.
Afro-Latin music blends African rhythms with Latin styles: Celia Cruz was an icon of Afro-Latin music.
Also Afro-Latino/Afro-Latina when referring to people.
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- reggaetonLatin urban genre from Puerto Rico
- cumbiaColombian folk dance genre
- bombaIsland folk percussion genre
- sonMale child relation
rumba · timba · bachata · merengue · samba · bossa nova · Celia Cruz · Tito Puente
Afro-Cuban partner dance
- sonMale child relation
- sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
- capoeiraBrazilian martial dance form
- bombaIsland folk percussion genre
cumbia · carnival · movement · hips · polyrhythm · call-and-response · baile · choreography
Scattered population sharing origins
- Afro-CaribbeanOf African-descended islanders
- Afro-BrazilianOf African ancestry in Brazil
- Afro-CubanBlending African and Cuban
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ancestry · mixed-race · Afro-Colombian · Afro-Peruvian · creole · mulatto · negra · representation
Syncretic Afro-Cuban religion
- VodouHaitian spirit-centered religion
- orishaYoruba pantheon spirit
- YorubaNigerian people and language
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
initiation · ceremony · trance · possession · offerings · altar · divination · spiritual
Ownership of people
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- Middle PassageTransatlantic slave trade crossing
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
maroon · emancipation · abolition · sugar · exploitation · forced labor · rebellion · freedom
salsa
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- reggaetonLatin urban genre from Puerto Rico
- cumbiaColombian folk dance genre
- bombaIsland folk percussion genre
son · rumba · timba · bachata · merengue · samba · bossa nova · Celia Cruz · Tito Puente · clave
rumba
Afro-Cuban partner dance
bomba · cumbia · carnival · movement · hips · polyrhythm · call-and-response · baile · choreography · folkloric
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- Afro-CaribbeanOf African-descended islanders
- Afro-BrazilianOf African ancestry in Brazil
- Afro-CubanBlending African and Cuban
heritage · ancestry · mixed-race · Afro-Colombian · Afro-Peruvian · creole · mulatto · negra · representation · visibility
Santería
Syncretic Afro-Cuban religion
syncretism · initiation · ceremony · trance · possession · offerings · altar · divination · spiritual · ancestors
slavery
Ownership of people
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- Middle PassageTransatlantic slave trade crossing
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
resistance · maroon · emancipation · abolition · sugar · exploitation · forced labor · rebellion · freedom · legacy
Afro-Latinmonocultural
Of one culture only
mestizo · criollo · Iberian · peninsular · gaucho