Guantanamo. – First International Meeting on Ancestry in Cuba, “Turban: Heritage and Identity,” will take place at Plaza Cultural Center in this capital on November 7-9.The program features concerts, theoretical sessions, dance workshops, art exhibitions, Afro-fairs, and discussion forums.
Issues include the use of African turbans and hairstyles, cultural heritage and communication, African entrepreneurship, and topics related to Afro-descendant ancestry.
The event’s theme is “From Resistance to Existence: Carlota’s Legacy Endures,” in tribute to the black heroine who led an uprising 163 years ago at the Triunvirato sugar mill in the western Cuban province of Matanzas.
