Guaguancó
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| Music of Cuba: Topics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Batá and yuka | Chachachá | |
| Changui | Charanga | |
| Conga | Danzón | |
| Descarga | Guajira | |
| Guaracha | Habanera | |
| Jazz | Hip hop | |
| Mambo | Música campesina | |
| Nueva trova | Pilón | |
| Rock | Rumba | |
| Salsa cubana | Son | |
| Son montuno | Timba | |
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| Awards | Beny Moré Award | |
| Festivals | Cuba Danzon, Percuba | |
| National anthem | "La Bayamesa" | |
| Caribbean music | ||
| Bahamas - Bermuda - Cayman Islands - Cuba - Dominican Republic - Haiti - Jamaica - Lesser Antilles - Puerto Rico - Turks and Caicos Islands | ||
Guaguancó is one sub-genre of Cuban rumba, a highly complex rhythmic music and dance style. The traditional line-up consists of:
- 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.
- claves
- palitos (wooden sticks striking the side of the drum) or guagua (kind of woodblock)
- a solo singer
- the coro (choir)
- two dancers, one male, one female
Dance, lead vocal and quinto interact in a complex manner.
