The fame of the Cuban percussionists has reached an international level, the skill with which they manage their instrument and the ability to express their emotions in the rhythms imbricated in our nation. The timpani, the conga and bongo are indelible markers of...
Percussion workshops in Cuba have always been something interesting for any music students in any country.
The maracas is an instrument formed by a sphere, usually dried squash, filled with seeds that give it the particular sound it presents.
Alejo Federico Aristides Soto, better known in music as Tata Guines, was a true virtuoso of Cuban percussion that created a new style.
The cajón has its origin in the Peru of the nineteenth century, although it could date from a time before.