AFRO-VENEZUELAN
Afro-Venezuelan are descendants of Africans in Venezuela. The first Africans were brought in 1528 and slavery was abolished in 1854. They are 3% of the population with 812,000 Afro-Venezuelans. They concentrate in Barlovento in Miranda State. There is a strong ethnic mixture so it is difficult to identify the Afro-Venezuelans. The emphasis that there is no racism and everyone is equal is a common theme repeated in Venezuela and throughout Latin-America. The African influences are: FOOD- sancocho, rondon; MUSIC AND DANCE- baile de tambor, tamunango, chimbangueles; RELIGION- African ancestral syncretic spiritism (The cult of Maria Lionza)
(Photo by MPPC Orlando Herrera)
For Afro-Venezuelan History and Culture
History- https://minorityrights.org/minorities/afro-venezuelans/
History- Afro-Venezuelan - Afropedea
Culture Critic- Venezuela's African Roots | Afro
Culture- Travelling Through the Heart of Afro-Venezuela | Venezuelanalysis.com
Culture website- Afro-Venezuelans | Venezuelanalysis.com
History and Culture- Afro- Venezuelans of African Ancestry. – Africani Sankofa (wordpress.com)
Video Culture- https://youtu.be/e5nSq9tbtOA
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Afro-Venezuelan Music and Dance Resources
Video Tambor- https://youtu.be/KA0YgKNQXyg
Afro- Venezuelan Religion and Spirituality Resources
Video- World: Celebrating María Lionza | The New York Times - YouTube
