Son

  1. Son
    The Son cubano is a style of music that originated in Cuba and gained worldwide popularity in the 1930s
  2. ostinato
    A continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm
  3. tres
    The tres is a 3-course, 6-string chordophone which was created in Cuba
  4. marimbula
    The marímbula is usually classified as part of the lamellophone family of musical instruments. With its roots in African instruments, marimbula originated in the province of Oriente, Cuba in the 19th century
  5. montuno
    montuno may refer to the older type ofson played in the mountainous rural areas of Oriente. Or it may mean the final section of a song-based composition; in this sense it is simply part of a piece of music. Here it is usually a faster, brasher, semi-improvised instrumental section, sometimes with a repetitive vocal refrain. Finally, montuno can be used for a piano rhythm accompanying the montuno section, when it describes a repeated syncopated piano vamp, often with chromatic root movement.
  6. sonero
    salsa singers= piano with guitar
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brettfrett
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Son
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