/r/AfroCuban/

r/AfroCuban

4k members
r/AfroCuban is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news, and the community frequently discusses music, album, afrocuban, dance, and percussion, and they frequently recommend/review notation software.
Music, songs and dances of the great AfroCuban tradition. Folkloric drums and percussion. Rhythms like rumba columbia, iyesa, guaguanco, tumbao, bembe, abakua, conga, yambu, palo, makuta, yuka, arara, dahomey, tahona and more. Talking about tumbadoras, clave, kata, shekere, bells, cajon, etc.

Popular Themes in r/AfroCuban

#1
News
: "Chicago's "Concerts for Cuba, 2025: A national benefit to raise urgent humanitarian aid" - February 16, 2025"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/AfroCuban

#1

Music

: "Not sure who put this infographic together, but it definitely shows Cuba’s rhythmic importance in the Music of the New World. "
44 posts
#2

Album

: "Album of the Week: Fundamento Yoruba, Vol. 1 by Papo Angarica. "
26 posts
#3

Afrocuban

: " With the passing of the new year, we can now also celebrate a new membership milestone. Our sub r/Afrocuban has finally surpassed 2,000 members. We wanna thank each and every one of you for being here and engaging with us. Your contributions always make this sub a better place for everyone."
22 posts
#4

Dance

: "Raíces Profundas Dancers in Havana. "
22 posts
#5

Percussion

: "A Volcano Percussion shell about to get worked on."
20 posts
#6

Cuban

: "Not sure who put this infographic together, but it definitely shows Cuba’s rhythmic importance in the music of the New World. "
17 posts
#7

Drums

16 posts
#8

Rumba

: "LMdM performing a street Rumba in Matanzas. "
13 posts
#9

Congas

: "Album of the Week: CANTOS DE CONGOS Y PALEROS by Grupo Abbilona "
12 posts
#10

Performance

: "Pete Rodriguez photographed by Martin Cohen. "
12 posts

Products Discussed in r/AfroCuban

#1
MuseScore
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Flat
4.0 from 1 review
#3
LilyPond
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/AfroCuban

#1
Pictures / Art
: "RIP El Maestro Willie Colon"
67 posts
#2
Music and Chants
: "A beautiful chant for San Lázaro (Babalú Ayé) by Naomy Ramos Rodríguez."
39 posts
#3
Video
: "Junia Cascaes practicing some chekere flips."
14 posts
#4
Tumbadoras
: "Spoiled myself!"
10 posts
#5
Instruments
: "My Son Montuno/Afro Ensemble got new drums!"
10 posts
#6
Events
: "Celia Cruz inducted into the 2026 RnR Hall of Fame."
9 posts
#7
Dance
: "AfroCuban dancer as Oya."
9 posts
#8
Bata
: "This is the oldest bata photo as well as hardware lugs attaching the head of an AfroCuban drum. More in comments…"
6 posts
#9
Book
: "Fantastic book if you can find a copy. "
5 posts
#10
Other Rhythms
: "Spiro explaining one possible re interpretation of chachalokuafun for one person on 3 tumbadoras."
5 posts

Member Growth in r/AfroCuban

Yearly
+2k members(68.6%)

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Last updated: June 21, 2026