Made from the jawbone of a donkey, with it’s original teeth intact, the quijada is a member of the idiophone...
What is a Tres Cubano?
The typical tres cubano is a mango shaped instrument of the guitar family which evolved in Cuba....
The Cuban laud is a 12 string instrument originally from the Arabic ood, although it is much changed since then and...
The claves are a musical instrument of Cuban origin and are classified as a member of percussion family. The instrument...
The Marimbula belongs to sansa family of that originated from the Bantu cultures of sub-Saharan Africa. The sansa...
There are many people who don’t understand the importance of the campana (cowbell) in Cuban music. Even though the bongo...
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.