Ethnographic atlas of Cuba

Ibo or Igbo: 1. Ethnic group formed by 15 million people living in the southeastern area of the Nigerian Federation and a small area of Camerun. It accounts for 13% of the population in Nigeria. Their presence in Cuba is due to the forced migration of Africans to the island. They were located in rural and urban areas where they created the cabildos called Carabalí Abaló, Abaja, Abaya, Elugo and Ibo, among others. //2. The language of this people, belonging to the Kwa language group of the Nigerian-Congolese family.

Ibó: Dance characterizing the Ibó cult, part of the voodoo ceremony, of Haitian origin. Men and women can dance Ibó, although a soloist may also dance. // 2. Loa symbolizing strength, virility, and fire, usually compared with Chango in Santería.

Immigrant : In the case of Cuba, foreigners arriving in the country with third class tickets were considered immigrants, whether they had been in the country before or not.

Isleño (Bordado): Type of hand embroidery depicting, in miniature, rural scenes and social types. Brilliantly colored threads are used in it. It is originally from the Canary Islands, from which it derives its name.

Iyessá: 1. Name of one of the main Yoruba dialects, mainly spoken in the Ilecha (Iyessá, Ijeshá) area of Nigeria. Speakers of this dialect created in Cuba the cabildos called Lucumí Ichesa, Iecha, Iyesá, Iyesá Moddú, Yecha, and others. // 2. Double membrane drums, with a cylindrical tubular box. They are stroked directly. Only one membrane is percussed. The membranes are tied by ropes and stretched by a transversal cord forming a kind of net adjusted with several turns of rope around the central area of the sound box. Three or four drums and two idiophones (a cowbell or bell with various timbres) form the instrumental ensemble. Their beat accompanies the religious songs and dances of Cuban Santería.