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Encyclopedia > Guaguanco

Guaguancó is one sub-genre of Cuban rumba, a highly complex rhythmic music and dance style. The traditional line-up consists of: Rumba is both a family of music rhythms and a dance style that originated in Africa and traveled via the slave trade to Cuba and the New World. ... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized sound, though definitions may vary. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ...

  • three conga drum parts, namely the tumbadora (lowest), tres-dos (middle, playing a cross-clave counter

rhythm), and quinto (highest, solo drum). These parts are also often played on cajones, wooden boxes. Conga is a drum, a type of music, and a type of dance (Conga Line). ... A caj n (Spanish for crate, drawer, or box, pronounced ka. ...

  • claves
  • palitos (wooden sticks striking the side of the drum) or guagua (kind of woodblock)
  • solo singer
  • coro (chorus)
  • two dancers, one male, one female

Dance, lead vocal and quinto interact in a complex manner. Claves is a percussion instrument, consisting of a pair of short, thick wooden dowels. ... Coro was founded in 1527. ...



 
 

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