...The songo is a Cuban musical genre created by Juan Formell in 1969. It represents a major legacy and is a predecessor to the son in contemporary Cuban popular music. It has also inspired the repertoire of several orchestras such as Los Van...
... of salsa.
Further Reading
Nelson González. Tres Guitar Method. Pacific, MO: Mel Bay Publications, 2006.
Neris Bello González, Liliana Casanella y Grizel Hernández. La Encuesta del Siglo XX. Música Cubana. Multimedia. (Inédito).
Ned Sublette. Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2004....
...In Cuban music, tumbao encompasses the basic meter and rhythm pattern, harmony, and melody of a variety of major Cuban popular music genres although its character is defined and it is most importantly associated with the different...
...The guaracha is a Cuban musical genre of singing and dancing loosely associated with the origins of dancism (esthetics related to dance and its derivations) of the 19th century, with some types of songs and with an intergeneric character...
...Changüí is a music and dance genre deeply rooted in the customs and lifestyles of Cuba. Changüí originated in Guantanamo, the eastern province of the country, and can refer to the music, the dance, or the instrumental ensemble.The changüí...
...Tonada is the name given to different modalities of traditional music, which varies based on the country. In Cuba, tonada designates the melody with which the punto cubano is sung. It is named after the choruses, authors, musical referents,...
... Arsenio Rodríguez and the Transnational Flows of Latin Popular Music. Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2006.
NerisGonzález, Grizel Hernández y Liliana Casanella. 2002. “La encuesta del...
...The septeto is a quintessential Cuban ensemble used to perform traditional son in urban areas. It developed in the second decade of the 20th century, as the result of the addition of a cornet or trumpet to the sexteto, an instrument widely...