Known as an expert on Afro-Cuban culture, he studied sociology at the University of Havana, under Fernando Ortiz, the pioneer of Cuban anthropology.
nˈoʊn æz ɐn ˈɛkspɜːt ˌɔn ˈæfɹoʊkjˈuːbən kˈʌltʃɚ, hiː stˈʌdid sˌoʊsɪˈɑːlədʒi æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv hɐvˈænə, ˌʌndɚ fɜːnˈændoʊ ɔːɹtˈiːz, ðə paɪənˈɪɹ ʌv kjˈuːbən ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi.