Afro-Cubans | DisamKB

Afro-Cubans

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ethnic group social group

Afro-Cubans are Cuban nationals of predominantly African descent whose culture, religion, music, and history have profoundly shaped Cuba’s national identity.

Aliases (1)

African diaspora in Cuba ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group → social group →
contributedTo	Cuban dance → Cuban literature → Cuban music → Cuban national identity → Cuban religion →
country	Cuba →
culturalPractice	carnival processions → drumming ceremonies → orisha worship →
danceTradition	comparsa → rumba dance →
ethnicOrigin	African → Ewe people → Fula people → Igbo people → Kongo people → Mandinka people → Yoruba people →
historicalEvent	Atlantic slave trade → Cuban Revolution → Cuban War of Independence →
language	Cuban Spanish → Spanish language →
majorCityOfResidence	Havana → Matanzas → Santiago de Cuba →
musicTradition	Afro-Cuban jazz → batá drumming → bembé → rumba → son cubano →
notablePerson	Benny Moré → Celia Cruz → Chano Pozo → Ibrahim Ferrer → Nicolás Guillén →
relatedGroup	African diaspora → Afro-Caribbeans → Afro-Latin Americans →
religion	Abakuá → Palo Monte → Protestantism → Regla de Ocha → Roman Catholic Church → Santería → Spiritism →
religiousSyncretismWith	Roman Catholicism → Yoruba religion →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Afro-Cuban music ("African diaspora in Cuba") →	hasCulturalOrigin
Afro-Caribbean people →	hasSubgroup
Afro-Dominicans (Dominican Republic) →	relatedGroup