Ethnomusicology

From [Robert Farris Thomas's] persepctive, Cuba and the United States may have more in common than most realize. However, many cultural differences are obvious as well , one of the most important being the extent to which mulatos and creole imagery have become central to national identity in Cuba, as opposed to North America. Despite strong mainstream interest in blues, rock 'n' roll, rap and a steady "blackening" and "browning"of its population base, the United States still largely conceives of itself as a white county. 

-Robin D. Moore
Nationalizing Blackness: Afrocubanism and  Artistic Revolution in Havana 1920-1940