Son montuno
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| Son montuno | |
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| Stylistic origins: | son, guaguanco |
| Cultural origins: | Late 19th century Cuba |
| Typical instruments: | Guitar or tres, marímbula or double bass, trumpet, bongo, clave, maracas, cowbell, congas |
| Mainstream popularity: | Much in Cuba and elsewhere in Latin America |
| Subgenres | |
| Mambo, rumba | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Guajira-son - Bolero-son - Guaracha-son - Salsa music | |
| Other topics | |
| Music of Cuba Anticipated bass - Clave |
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Arsenio Rodríguez initially developed Son Montuno from son. He added instrumental solos called montunos. He also added guaguanco influence, increased the importance of the trumpets and tres, and added new instruments such as the congas and piano. Benny Moré (popularly known as "El Bárbaro del Ritmo", which translates roughly as "The Fantastic Man of Rhythm") further evolved the genre, adding guaracha, bolero and mambo influences, helping make him extraordinarily popular and is now cited as perhaps the greatest sonero.
Later, mambo was derived from son montuno and danzón by making the montuno sections the focus of songs.
