Afro-Puerto Rican culture
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Afro-Puerto Rican culture is a vibrant blend of African, Indigenous Taíno, and Spanish influences expressed through music, dance, religious practices, festivals, and visual arts across Puerto Rico and its diaspora.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afro-Puerto Rican | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Latin American culture
ⓘ
cultural tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Afro-Puerto Ricans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Puerto Rican national identity ⓘ |
| expressedThrough |
dance
ⓘ
festivals ⓘ music ⓘ religious practices ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
crafts using natural materials
ⓘ
folk sculpture ⓘ muralism ⓘ vejigante mask-making ⓘ |
| hasDiasporaCenter |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlando NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRootIn |
plantation economy of colonial Puerto Rico
ⓘ
transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| hasImportantFestival |
Carnaval de Ponce
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol in Loíza NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImportantRegion |
Aguadilla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loíza NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayagüez NERFINISHED ⓘ Ponce NERFINISHED ⓘ Santurce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
African cultures
ⓘ
Spanish culture ⓘ Taíno culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyDanceForm |
bomba dance
ⓘ
plena dance ⓘ |
| hasKeyMusicGenre |
bomba
ⓘ
plena ⓘ rumba-inspired forms ⓘ salsa ⓘ |
| hasLanguageInfluence |
African-derived Spanish vocabulary
ⓘ
Puerto Rican Spanish ⓘ Taíno loanwords ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition |
Catholicism with African influences
ⓘ
Espiritismo NERFINISHED ⓘ Santería (Regla de Ocha) NERFINISHED ⓘ folk Catholic devotions ⓘ |
| linkedToSocialMovement |
Afro-Boricua identity movements
ⓘ
anti-racism activism in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Puerto Rican diaspora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Afro-Caribbean culture
ⓘ
Afro-Latinx identity ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
barril de bomba
ⓘ
cuá ⓘ maraca ⓘ pandereta ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Afro-Puerto Rican