What style of music is Havana?
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Latin pop
Havana (Camila Cabello song)
“Havana” | |
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Genre | Latin pop |
Length | 3:37 |
Label | Epic Syco |
Songwriter(s) | Camila Cabello Jeffrey Williams Brittany Hazzard Pharrell Williams Adam Feeney Brian Lee Ali Tamposi Andrew Watt Louis Bell Kaan Gunesberk |
What is Cuba’s traditional music?
Danzón is the official music and dance of Cuba and dates back to the late 1800s. Danzón isn’t just an important root of music and dance in Cuban culture – it’s an important basis for world music in general.

What is Santería music?
Santería music is percussion-driven and groups are traditionally composed of three batá drummers, a chorus, and a lead singer/master of ceremonies (akpwón) all of whom sing in the Lucumí language, a Yoruba dialect with particular Cuban inflections and elements borrowed from other African slave communities.
What specific African musical characteristics can be heard in Cuban music?
The African beliefs and practices certainly influenced Cuba’s music. Polyrhythmic percussion is an inherent part of African music, as the melody is part of European music. Also, in African tradition, percussion is always joined to song and dance, and a particular social setting.

What are the important characteristics of African music?
REPETITION and CYCLIC RHYTHMS used to organise music.
What kind of music is Chan Chan?
Son
Chan Chan (song)
“Chan Chan” | |
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Genre | Son |
Length | 4:16 |
Label | World Circuit Nonesuch Records |
Songwriter(s) | Francisco Repilado |
What kind of alcohol is Havana Club?
Rum
Havana Club is a brand of rum created in Cuba in 1934. Originally produced in Cárdenas, Cuba, by family-owned José Arechabala S.A., the brand was nationalized after the Cuban Revolution of 1959….Havana Club.
Product type | Rum |
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Introduced | 1934 |
Related brands | Havana Club (Bacardi) |
What are the main musical instruments in Cuba?
The claves, bongo bell, and maracas provide a steady underlying rhythm. Other instruments such as the piano, horns, and bass add to the percussion. The resulting music is highly energetic, infectious, and always danceable. Pure salsa!
Who wrote Santeria song?
SublimeSanteria / Lyricist
What instrument did African slaves introduce in Cuba?
“There is no way that I would compose a song without a little bit of African rhythm.” Within minutes his friends started to arrive; one with drumsticks in his pocket, the other with the African shekere (a West African percussion instrument made of dried gourd with beads woven into a net).