In 1993, the Cuban musician José Luis Cortés traveled with his group NG La Banda through a tour of Japan. At that time this important musician tried to achieve a different sound from what was already established in the Salsa movement
Son is a generic term for the musical family of country music originating in Oriente de Cuba (Eastern Cuba), as well as...
Kiriba is a style of Son from a different area of Cuba. It mostly originated in the Baracoa area, which is also where the Changüi was created. In fact where the fusion of Kiriba and Nengon takes place is where Changüi is invented. And where Nengon evolved, it evolved into Son.
During the 19th century different forms for presenting songs appeared in Cuba, all of which were marked with elements that offered national pride.
Punto Guajiro (also called Punto Cubano) is the country music from the Western and Central provinces of Cuba. This style...
Nengon was the precursor to both Son and Changüi. It evolved into Son in Santiago de Cuba and Changüi (when it fused with Kiriba) in Guantanamo province.