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  2. Cuban rumba - Wikipedia

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    Rumba is a secular genre of Cuban music involving dance, percussion, and song. It originated in the northern regions of Cuba, mainly in urban Havana and Matanzas , during the late 19th century. It is based on African music and dance traditions, namely Abakuá and yuka , as well as the Spanish-based coros de clave .

  3. Rumba - Wikipedia

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    In the US, the term "rhumba" (anglicised version of rumba) began to be used during the 1920s to refer to ballroom music with Afro-Cuban music themes, particularly in the context of big band music. [5] This music was mostly inspired by son cubano, while being rhythmically and instrumentally unrelated to Cuban rumba. [8]

  4. Explorations in Afro-Cuban Dance and Drum - Wikipedia

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    The annual Explorations in Afro-Cuban Dance & Drum workshops were founded by Howie Kaufman and are hosted by the Humboldt State University Office of Extended Education in Arcata, California. [1] The classes focus on Afro-Cuban folkloric song, dance, and percussion and brings together some of the world's top AfroCuban folkloric dancers and ...

  5. Congolese rumba - Wikipedia

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    The distinctive movements of maringa dancers involved a rhythmic hip sway that shifted body weight alternately from one leg to the other, reminiscent of the Afro-Cuban rumba dance, which later eclipsed older dances and musical forms. [5] The penchant for partnered dance traversed the Congo region by 1930. [5]

  6. La tecnica cubana - Wikipedia

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    Bán Rarra, a Cuban rumba dance group, in Havana, Cuba. La técnica cubana is a hybrid of Afro-Cuban dance traditions, European ballet, rumba, flamenco, Cuban nightclub cabaret, and North American dance. [1] The goal in creating técnica was to establish a distinctly Cuban modern dance form that represented Cuba's multicultural population.

  7. Rhumba - Wikipedia

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    Rhumba, also known as ballroom rumba, is a genre of ballroom music and dance that appeared in the East Coast of the United States during the 1930s. It combined American big band music with Afro-Cuban rhythms, primarily the son cubano, but also conga and rumba. Although taking its name from the latter, ballroom rumba differs completely from ...

  8. Yuka (music) - Wikipedia

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    Yuka is a secular Afro-Cuban musical tradition which involves drumming, singing and dancing. It was developed in western Cuba by Kongo slaves during colonial times. Yuka predates other Afro-Cuban genres of dance music like rumba and has survived in Kongo communities of Pinar del Río, specifically in El Guayabo and Barbacoa, San Luis. [1]

  9. Pilón - Wikipedia

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    Pilón is a Cuban musical form and a popular dance created in the 1950s. named for the town of Pilón, on the southern coast of Cuba. The rhythms of Pilón are based on the motions of pounding sugarcane. One unique aspect of the pilón is the use of simultaneous piano and electric guitar guajeos. Rhythmically, the guitar plays a much simpler ...