Cuban Culture in Miami

Cuban Culture in Miami

A presentation by David Date

Viernes Cultures

Calle Ocho

• In addition to the yearly calle ocho festival the viernes cultures festival takes place in Little Havana the last Friday of every month.
• Viernes cultures also reflect Cuban culture through art, music, and cuisine

Little Havana & Miami

Food

• Calle Ocho is not only a popular street in Little Havana but also a popular festival thrown in march each year
• The Calle Ocho Festival was created in 1979 by Cubans to educate south floridans on Cuban Culture.
• The Festival remains popular today and host over 1 million attendees every year.

• Cuban cuisine is very unique because it reflects the islands spanish and african influences.
• These influences are mostly reflected through the foods sauces and spices
• Cubans use a heavy amount of spices in their food focusing on garlic.

History

Music

• 70% of Miamis population in Hispanic 56% is Cuban
• Little Havana has become known as the Cuban capital of America with 85% of its population being made up of latinos (mostly cubans)
• Cubans started Miamis latin influence, however many latinos from other coutries have migrated here due to its strong presence latino culture.

• Cubans listen to a wide variety of different latino genres given the depth of their culture
• One of the more traditional genres is the son cubano while the timba is more modern

Works Cited

• In 1959 Castro took over
• Castro opened and closed Cuba's borders numerous times
• In 1966 the us enacted the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 allowing Cuban refugees to pursue residency

(Long live the revolution)

Timba

(That flag, that sky, this land, we defend at the price that is necessary)

Son Cubano

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