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1.1.2 20-21st century music (Salsa, Son Montuno, Bolero, etc.) 1.2 South America. ... lamellophone and idiophone instruments used in Latin music. Instruments
Carvin's Legacy 3 amplifier above a speaker cabinet with Ibanez JEM guitar, used by Steve Vai 1984 Carvin X60 Amp. Founded by Lowel C Kiesel as the L.C. Kiesel Company, in 1946 in San Diego, California. [4] The company's first self-manufactured items were guitar pickups, which were wound using an old sewing machine. [5]
The bongo entered Cuban popular music as a key instrument of early son ensembles, quickly becoming—due to the increasing popularity of the son—"the first instrument with an undeniable African past to be accepted in Cuban “society” circles". [3] This is attested, for example, in poems by Nicolás Guillén. [3]
The main percussion instruments, güira and tambora, have been a part of the ensemble since the music's inception, and are so important that they are often considered symbolic of the whole country. The güira is a metal scraper believed to be of native Taíno origin, while the tambora is a two-headed drum of African origin.
Most salsa compositions follow the basic son montuno model of a verse section, followed by a coro-pregón (call-and-response) chorus section known as the montuno.The verse section can be short, or expanded to feature the lead vocalist and/or carefully crafted melodies with clever rhythmic devices.
The International Salsa Museum (ISM) is a museum in development in New York City dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history, evolution, and global impact of salsa music and dance. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has garnered support from the estates of salsa icons Tito Puente and Celia Cruz , as well as many other musicians, dancers, choreographers ...
A musical instrument is used to make musical sounds. Once humans moved from making sounds with their bodies — for example, by clapping—to using objects to create music from sounds, musical instruments were born. [1] Primitive instruments were probably designed to emulate natural sounds, and their purpose was ritual rather than entertainment ...
Originally, "rumba" was used as a synonym for "party" in northern Cuba, and by the late 19th century it was used to denote the complex of secular music styles known as Cuban rumba. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since the early 20th century the term has been used in different countries to refer to distinct styles of music and dance, most of which are only ...