Cuban Symbols

Cuban Symbols

Art

Cuba’s art is very diverse, considering the fact that it has African, European, and North and South American influences. However, after the embargo was placed, it began acquiring its own unique style. Some of the most famous artists include muralist Amelia Pelaez, painter Wilfredo Lam, and folk artist Corso de Palenzuela. Today, Cuba’s art reflects myriad styles and can be witnessed in Havana’s Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and the National School of Art. This art is essential to Cuban lifestyle and is increasing as more people visit this culture.

Dance

Cuba has had a great majority of influences upon the growth of the world of dance compared to other countries. Most of the major Cuban dance styles come with an origin

Folksy boleros and guaracha style favored by traveling musicians, known as trovadors, continued being adapted and created most of all Cuban music today. The Son Cubano, which included the Spanish guitar and African percussion, rose to popularity and placed Cuba on the world’s musical map. The Son was derived in mountainous regions in the Cuban province of Oriente and was perfected in Havana, when Big Band instruments were added to the ensemble of guitars, double bass, claves, and maracas. The Son gave birth to Cuban jazz and many artists, like Compay Segundo, Ruben González, and Ibrahim Ferrer. These artists and their rhythmic styles have left influential legacies and are heard throughout the streets of Cuba. From Havana to Trinidad, this music is the soundtrack to the everyday lives of the people of

However, after the embargo was placed, it began acquiring its own unique style. Some of the most famous artists include muralist Amelia Pelaez, painter Wilfredo Lam, and folk artist Corso de Palenzuela. Today, Cuba’s art reflects myriad styles and can be witnessed in Havana’s Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and the National School of Art. This art is essential to Cuban lifestyle and is increasing as more people visit this culture.

Dance

Cuba has had a great majority of influences upon the growth of the world of dance compared to other countries. Most of the major Cuban dance styles come with an origin from “Danzon,” the country’s official music genre and dance. With time, the Danzon evolved out of habanera, a dance with English styles, and later mixed with Afro-Caribbean influences. Around the mid-20th century, mambo, which added folk rhythms, cha-cha-cha, syncopated the fourth beat, and salsa, incorporated elements of swing dances, were born due to these new African