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abakwa
polyrhyhtmic 6/8 pattern played on the side of drum
abanico
timbale pattern
aleteo
build-up to introduce rhythm
apanpichao
third section of the merengue rhythm
bembe
afro-cuban 6/8 feel, religious gatherings
bongocero
bongo player
cascara
shell; rhythmic patterns played on side of timbale
cha cha cha
Cuban musical style
charanga
Cuban musical style feat violins, flute, and rhythm section
clave
key, skeletal rhythm figure
columbia
style of rhumba 6/8
conga
group dance of African roots developed in Cuba
conguero
congos player
danzon
european influenced ballroom dance played by Cuban charangas
desacarga
to jam
guaguanco
form of rhumba popular in Cuba
mambo
repeating section of a song
merengue
brisk dance from DR
merenguero
merengue singer
maña
horn section patterns
moñero
musician who plays mañas
montuno
call and response in salsa
quinto
smallest of the congas
rumba
get together
son
Cuban dance music formed from Spanish farmers and African slaves
soneos
improvised lyrics sung during montuno
sonero
singer that sings soneos
salsa
hot arrangements of horned ensembles
songo
Cuban musical style -- modern instruments featured
timbalero
timbales player
tres golpes
middle drums and part it plays in rumba guaguanco
tumbao
repeating phrases played by bass and tumbadora
yambu
one of three most popular forms of Cuban rumba
bachata
DR ; dance ; minimal band 4/4
baião
Brazil ; folk dance
batá
Cuba ; sacred two headed drums
bongos
pair of small drums
boricua / borinqueño
Puerto Rican
borinquen
Puerto Rico
bossa nova
Brazil ; style of music that mixes jazz-influenced harmonies and melodies
caja vallenata
Colombia ; hand drum used in vallenato orchestration
campana
cow bell attached to timbales
choro
Brazil ; musical style closely connected with samba originating in rio to play waltez and polkas
cuíca
Brazil ; small to medium sized drum with a thin rod attached to the skin flap -- used to play syncopated rhythms in sambas
cumbia
Colombian folk dance and type of dance music; the typical instumental mix includes guitars
frevo
Brazil ; dance oriented music using military instruments
guajira
Cuba ; musical style that incorporates a tres guitar, piano, slow percussion
guajiro
Cuban peasant
güira
DR metal percussion instrument used in merengue
güiro
hollowed gourd
güícharo
like the güiro, smaller ridges
hembra
Cuba ; bigger drum in bongos
jibaro
caribbean term for people from the countryside/ mountains
macho
smaller drum in bongos
maracas
hand held rattlers or shakers
merengue
DR rhythm and dance
palitos
spanish for sticks aka guagua, cascara, and catá
rueda de casino
Cuba ; salsa group dance
samba
Brazil ; dance oriented music from rio, são paolo
surdo
Brazil ; low tom played with heavy mallets
tambora
DR ; two headed drum used in merengue
tres
Cuban guitar with three pairs of strings
tumba
largest drum in the conga set
tumbadora
Cuban word for congas
vallenato
Colombia ; babe whale ; orchestration of accordion, scraper, and hand drum
