Dance or Festival, Havana, Cuba, ca. 1866
The author, who visited Cuba ca. 1866, writes of African-born slaves in Havana and their Sunday festivals. And as all secret assemblies are against the law, these people meet in rooms together, which they call cabildos, or assembly rooms . . . . The visitor need not have the slightest hesitation in entering, for he will always be treated with great respect by those present . . . who are only too happy to have a white audience (p. 196); note musical instruments, banjo, drum.
Image Title
Dance or Festival, Havana, Cuba, ca. 1866
RegID
SI-OB-274
Date
1866
Title
Dance or Festival, Havana, Cuba, ca. 1866
Source
Samuel Hazard, Cuba with pen and pencil (Hartford, Conn., 1871), p. 196.
Language
English
Item sets
Music, Dance & Recreational Activities
Spatial Coverage
Caribbean--Cuba
Reproduced In
Samuel Hazard, Cuba with pen and pencil (Hartford, Conn., 1871), p. 196.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
4-May-12
Identifier
LCP-05