Cuban music
1. Cuban Music Son, Cha Cha Cha and Mambo
The Cuban music grew from the fusion of the European music, mainly the Spanish music, and the African music, as a consequence of the colonial culture: the African slaves had a great influence on the society organization in general and particularly in the music.
The "Son" is believed to be the first manifestation of the Cuban traditional music. This rhythm was born in the eastern region of Cuba at the end of the 19th century and one of its most important exponents is Ignacio Piñeiro. One of his most known pieces: “Son de la Loma” is still played in Cuba and many bands of the whole country still include it in their repertoire..
2. Mamborama.com - Cuban Music
The official site of Cuban style Latin Jazz group Mamborama
Cuban music is a myriad of styles and genres, with a long history. While influences from Africa and Spain were predominant, Cuban music has also been shaped by the music of Europe, Latin-America and American pop music and jazz. Disclaimer: this sampling is by no means meant to be all-inclusive, this is only scratching the surface of Cuban music.
3. Music of Cuba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cuban music has its principal roots in Spain and West Africa, but over time has been influenced by diverse genres from different countries. Most important among these are France, the United States, and Jamaica. Reciprocally, Cuban music has been immensely influential in other countries, contributing not only to the development of jazz and salsa, but also to Argentinian tango, Ghanaian high-life, West African Afrobeat, and Spanish "nuevo flamenco".
4. Music of Cuba
Today, popular Cuban music and dance styles include salsa, son, rumba, mambo, and cha-cha-cha. The instruments used include the claves, maracas, guiro, thumb piano (like the African mbira), and cowbell, as well as various drums, including bongos and a large conga. Some European-style instruments may also be used. In Cuban music, a special rhythm played on the claves (called the clave rhythm) sets the tempo and maintains it.
There are many different kinds of salsa music and dance in Cuba. Most of these styles are derived from son. Son developed in eastern rural areas of Cuba around the turn of the twentieth century, but traces of it date back to the 1700s. Son is a distinctly Afro-Cuban musical style because it uses an African rhythm (also called son), Spanish poetic styles in the lyrics, and the use of plucked instruments (including guitars). Son is a part of much Cuban music.
5. Nengón, kiribá, regina, and changüí: the musical rhythms that gave birth to Cuban Son
CUBAN SON -
• This genre was born in Santiago and Guantánamo.
• In 1892, the Guantánamo tres player, Nene Manfugás, took regina and changüí to Santiago where Miguel Matamoros (originally from Santiago) incorporated the regina and changüí call and response (refrain) section to the ballads sung by his trio, converting them into bolero son.
• Matamoros, one of the creators of Cuban son, moves to Havana in the 1920’s.
• Musicians from eastern Cuba who had moved to Havana developed the Cuban son genre, but today eastern son is better, and tres players from Guantánamo are the very best on the island.
• Son has more instruments than changüí (trumpet, güiro—not guayo, modern bongó, clave, cowbell, bass; it can also include piano, timbales, trombone, etc.)
• Salsa is Cuban son, but it was named "salsa" in New York for commercial purposes. In New York, Latin musicians have added musical influences from their countries. One of the main creators of New York salsa was the Cuban, Arsenio Rodriguez
6. Sources in Cuban Music - Fuentes de la Música Cubana
Liceo Cubano - La Comunidad Virtual de Cubanos
During the 20th century, son has taken shape as the most important genre-complex in present-day Cuban music. It has spread to practically all social and functional spheres of musical activity in Cuba.
7. Today's Cuban Music
"The island that gave the world the rumba, the mambo, the chachacha, the danzon and the habanera. Forget sugar, cigars, and rum - music is Cuba's greatest export. The island is one of the musical powerhouses of the world." - The Rough Guide. With strong roots in West
African Yoruba religious music, Cuba's highly syncopated, potent, percussion-rich music has spawned much of what is today's salsa and Latin jazz and greatly influenced musics all over the world. Today Cuba still produces some of the most vital and influential music in world - from potent, sacred and folkloric to acoustic and electrified dance bands of unparalleled excitement.
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