Cuba

Cuba is a cradle of Afro-Caribbean music and dance shaped by Spanish and African roots.

Music & dance Spirituality & rites Crafts

Knowledge in this place

Cuban rumba

Cuban rumba

A festive Afro-Cuban music and dance complex of drums, voice and improvisation, inscribed by UNESCO.

Son cubano

A foundational genre blending Spanish guitar and African percussion, ancestor of salsa.

Santería (Regla de Ocha)

Santería (Regla de Ocha)

An Afro-Cuban religion honoring orishas through drumming, song and offerings.

Spirituality & rites

Hand-rolled cigars

Hand-rolled cigars

The torcedor craft of selecting, blending and rolling tobacco leaves entirely by hand.

Tumba francesa

Tumba francesa

An Afro-Haitian drum, song and dance tradition of eastern Cuba, inscribed by UNESCO.