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Glossary of Cuban Music

Written for the British Flute Society Magazine – PAN: March 2003
Afro
Cuban rhythm popular in the 1930s.
Bolero
A style of Cuban dance music in 4/4 time, which originated at the end of the 19th century in Santiago de Cuba. Originally performed by trova musicians on vocals, guitar bongos and rnaracas, the bolero style is now played by [...]