Afro-Cuban Folkloric Ensemble

Undergraduate / Graduate

The Afro-Cuban Folkloric Ensemble explores this unique musical tradition still practiced today in Cuba. This African diaspora-based music and culture is a living example of how art can be a manifestation of the human desire to stay connected to one's roots, ancestors, belief system, and home, even in the darkest of situations. Born of deep African origins, this form involves hand drumming, percussion, and singing. ACFE Director Samuel Werk has studied this rich musical tradition in Havana, Cuba, under Alejandro Carvajal Guerra, and has performed in prominent venues ranging from Montreux, Switzerland, to Perugia, Italy, to Juncos, Puerto Rico.