Son cubano: Difference between revisions

| regional_scenes = [[Santiago de Cuba]], [[Guantánamo]], [[Havana]]

| other_topics = {{hlist|[[Early Cuban bands]]}}

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'''Son cubano''' is a genre of music and dance that originated in the highlands of [[Oriente Province|eastern Cuba]] during the late 19th century. It is a [[Syncretism|syncretic]] genre that blends elements of Spanish and African origin. Among its fundamental Hispanic components are the vocal style, lyrical [[Metre (poetry)|metre]] and the primacy of the [[Tres (musical instrument)|tres]], derived from the [[Classical guitar|Spanish guitar]]. On the other hand, its characteristic [[clave (rhythm)|clave]] rhythm, [[call and response]] structure and percussion section ([[bongo drum|bongo]], [[maracas]], etc.) are all rooted in traditions of [[Bantu peoples|Bantu]] origin.<ref name="Sublette333">{{cite book|last1=Sublette|first1=Ned|title=Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo|date=2004|publisher=Chicago Review Press|location=Chicago, IL|pages=333–334|isbn=9781569764206|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fZZ4QKZEumIC}}</ref>