Afro-Cuban

The term Afro-Cuban refers to descendants of African slaves in Cuba, and to cultural elements in Cuba thought to emanate from this community.

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Even more so than in the United States, the term is highly complex and confusing, in part because it refers to a large (often majority) segment of Cuban society and culture, and could thus be called simply "Cuban". Apart from the obvious colour marker (phenotype), it also refers back to religion, music, language, the arts, and class culture.

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Phenotype: The phenotype of an individual organism is either its total physical appearance and constitution, or a specific manifestation of a trait, such as size or eye color, that varies between individuals. Phenotype is determined to some extent by genotype, or by the identity of the alleles that an individu...

Religion: Religion (see etymology below) —sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices, values, institutions and rituals associated with such belief. In its broadest sense som...

Music: Music is a natural intuitive phenomenon operating in the three worlds of time, pitch, energy, and under the three distinct and interrelated organization structures of rhythm, harmony, and melody....

Afro-Cuban related Images and Photos (experimental)

Cuban Taxi	Cuban Walkway	Cuban Village	Afro Samurai
Afro Samurai	Cuban Celebration	Cuban Classics III	Funkadelic - Afro Girl
Funkadelic - Afro Girl	Cars - Old Cuban Car	Cuban Landscape 1866	Cuban Landscape 1866