In My Dreams
Art and Identity
Amehel Incera Cepeda( Artistic Name: Misión Raíz) Afrojazz’ s accompanist musician Havana, Cuba
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he cultural integration of Afrodescendants is a process that marks much of the cultural bases in America and Europe. In Cuba, it has given rise to mestizo expressions that are developed in the artistic world, within the social universe, with close relation to the most pressing problems of the human expression. The artistic manifestations of the hiphop culture represent a vehicle for disseminating and sensitizing on the African origins and heritage, as well as for opening spaces of criticism and interaction in order to address different issues around the racial prejudices that still persist in our society. Firstly, we must break with the racial stereotypes that swirl around this musical genre and consider black as synonymous with marginality and criminality.
Amehel 2013 Misión Raíz [ Mission Root ] refers to the return to Africa and, through the development of music and poetry, to the spiritual encounter with the ancestors.
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