History of Cuban Music
Music in Cuba broke out in the 19th and 20th centuries with multiple music styles. Cuban music has its main roots in Spain and West Africa, but over time has been influenced by lots of different genres from different countries. Most important among these are France, the United States, and Jamaica. Cuban music has been veryinfluential in other countries, contributing not only to the development of jazz and salsa, but also to Argentinian tango, Ghanaian high-life, West African Afrobeat, and Spanish "nuevo flamenco". The natives of Cuba were the Taíno, Arawak and Ciboney people, known for a style of music called areito. Large numbers of African slaves and European immigrants brought their own forms of music to the island. European dances and folk musics included zapateo, fandango, zampado, retambico and canción. Later, northern European forms like waltz, minuet, gavotte and mazurka appeared among urban whites. (boogalu). Cuban music usually follows the beat of the claves, which are two musical sticks that like I said, keep a beat in cuban style music.
Music in Cuba broke out in the 19th and 20th centuries with multiple music styles. Cuban music has its main roots in Spain and West Africa, but over time has been influenced by lots of different genres from different countries. Most important among these are France, the United States, and Jamaica. Cuban music has been veryinfluential in other countries, contributing not only to the development of jazz and salsa, but also to Argentinian tango, Ghanaian high-life, West African Afrobeat, and Spanish "nuevo flamenco". The natives of Cuba were the Taíno, Arawak and Ciboney people, known for a style of music called areito. Large numbers of African slaves and European immigrants brought their own forms of music to the island. European dances and folk musics included zapateo, fandango, zampado, retambico and canción. Later, northern European forms like waltz, minuet, gavotte and mazurka appeared among urban whites. (boogalu). Cuban music usually follows the beat of the claves, which are two musical sticks that like I said, keep a beat in cuban style music.