The Cuban polymath Fernando Ortiz first presented the concept of transculturation in his 1940 book Cuban Counterpoints: Tobacco and Sugar. Professor Fernandez will discuss the later, specific application of the concept by Ortiz in the study of Afro-Cuban music. The presentation will center on transculturation as utilized in the five-volume Los instrumentos de la música afrocubana, and will touch upon Ortiz’s comments on Afro-Cuba jazz.