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Calypso: A World Music
Photographs and Illustrations of the International History of Calypso, 1930-1970

South American Music in Miami
The sights and sounds of Colombian, Venezuelan and Peruvian traditional music in the Miami area.

At the Crossroads: Afro-Cuban Orisha Arts in Miami
Over the past forty years, Miami has emerged as one of the major centers of the Afro-Cuban Orisha religion and its array of traditional arts.

Florida Folklife : Traditional Arts in Contemporary Communities
Handmade objects and their makers from throughout Florida.

Nicaraguan Miami
Festivals, foodways and material culture in Miami's Nicaraguan community.

Caribbean Percussion Traditions in Miami
Drumming and related arts from the Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Trinidad and the Bahamas.

Traditions: South Florida Folklife
An overview of the region's folklife during the 1980s.

Cultural Groups in South Florida
A list of communities documented by the Historical Museum.

South Florida’s diverse cultural communities manifest many forms of traditional expression, such as stories, music, dance, festivals, rituals, foodways and objects made by hand. The varied peoples who have settled in South Florida have creatively adapted their cultural traditions in response to the region’s unique natural environment and to express themselves in new ways in relation to their neighbors.