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Batá Drums - Los Instrumentos Sagrados de la Santería Cubana |
Los tambores batá son los instrumentos sagrados de la Santería cubana. Son tres tambores con forma de reloj de arena, de diferentes tamaños y funciones musicales. |
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Bata Drums - The Sacred Drums of Cuba |
The batá drums are the sacred instruments of Cuban Santería. They are made up of three hourglass-shaped drums of different sizes that perform specific musical functions. Their main religious function is that of establishing a medium between the believers of Santería and the God, or Orishas, that they beckon. |
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Bongos – El instrumento Más Cubano |
Este instrumento musical cubano nace en el contexto del complejo de géneros musicales pertenecientes al son, en las zonas montañosas del extremo oriental de Cuba |
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Bongos – The Most Cuban Instrument |
This Cuban musical instrument was born in the context of the complex musical styles that pertain to the Son, in the mountainous regions of the eastern extreme of the country. It consists of two small drums, of different sizes, held together by a strap or a piece of wood or metal that provides separation among their bodies or sound boxes. |
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Claves - The Composers Best Friend in Cuban Music |
The claves are a musical instrument of Cuban origin and are classified as a member of percussion family. The instrument is comprised of two separate wooden sticks that are cylindrical in shape. |
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Cuban Laud - The 12 String Guitar From Cuba |
The Cuban laud is a 12 string instrument originally from the Arabic ood, although it is much changed since than and bears little resemblance today. |
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Cuban Tres - Tres Cubano (The 3 String Cuban Guitar) |
The first thing to understand about the Cuban tres is that it is a rhythm instrument. Even though it looks like a guitar, the actual playing of it is rhythmic with melodic lines. Chords are seldom “strummed”, and in many styles the Cuban tres strengthens the melody line a 3rd or a 6th above with rhythmic fills in between. |
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Cuban Tres Examples - Son Montuno |
Here are some more examples of patterns and parts the Cuban tres would play. |
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Las Claves - El Instrumento Mas Importante de la Musica Cubana |
Instrumento musical de origen cubano que se clasifica como idiófono de percusión directa. Se compone por dos palos independientes de madera, de forma cilíndrica. Para su ejecución se percute con uno de ellos sobre el otro. |
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Marimbula - The Cuban Thumb Piano |
The Marimbula belongs to sansa family of that originated from the Bantu cultures of sub-Saharan Africa. The sansa instruments create sound by plucking or striking the metal fingers. Sansas also include the Kalimba or African thumb piano. Unlike the Kalimba, the Marímbula can be easily tuned and therefore used harmonically as well as rhythmically. |
