AfroCuban Percussion

Among the instruments used by the Cuban traditional orchestras, we find the Cuban clave. They are easy to recognize: it consists in two separate...

Al combate corred, bayameses, que la patria os contempla orgullosa. No temáis una muerte gloriosa, que morir por la Patria es vivir. En cadenas...

Ramón Santamaría Rodríguez, also known as Mongo Santamaria, born on April 7th, 1917 in the Havana neighborhood of Jesus Maria. From his childhood...

Alejo Federico Aristides Soto, better known in music as Tata Guines, was a true virtuoso of Cuban percussion that created a new style. From humble...

A Bata drum is a drum made of wood whose main characteristic is that it has two cones, one bigger than the other. It is a percussion instrument...

The percussion has been one of the main branches of AfroCuban music developed on the island. The fame of the Cuban percussionists has reached an...

Originally from Africa, shekere is a percussion instrument consisting of a dry, hollow gourd, which is covered with a network accounts (stones...

With a history of almost 42 years, Irakere is undoubtedly one of the most iconic bands of modern Cuban music. Founded by Armando Sequeira Romeu as...

Luciano Pozo Gonzalez, known as “Chano Pozo”, was a great Cuban percussionist, composer, singer and dancer. Despite his brief career (died at 33...

Cuban music, like our whole culture, is made up of European and African elements, but the peasant song is based on their Hispanic background. The...

When we talk about Cuba, immediately it jumps to our mind his hospitable people, beaches, rum, tobacco… and music! This Caribbean country is...

If we talk about the Cuban clave, we talk about Cuba. Although simple in appearance, to dominate the syncopated rhythm of the Cuban clave is an...

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