Argentina), better known as King Clave, is an Argentine singer and songwriter with hits from the 70's and 80's. King Clave's career began on Argentina's Canal...

drummer. Timbas also often break the basic tenets of arranging the music in-clave. Timba is considered to be a highly aggressive type of music, with rhythm...

Bio Ritmo ("Salsa Machine") is an American salsa band based in Richmond, Virginia formed in 1991. The name Bio Ritmo is a Spanglish word play on the term...

bass, flute, claves and güiro. Bongos are not typically used in charanga bands. Típica 73, Orquesta Broadway, Orquesta Revé and Orquesta Ritmo Oriental where...

Sunflower" in 1983. This Freddie Hubbard composition was included on their album Ritmo, Sonido y Estilo. Oquendo's timbales solos were famous for their sparse...

The danzón-mambo (also known as danzón de nuevo ritmo) is a subgenre of Cuban dance music that marked the transition from the classical danzόn to the...

clearly based on the key pattern known in Cuba as clave, a Spanish word for 'key' or 'code'. When clave is written in two measures, as shown above, the...

(middle, playing a counter-clave), and quinto (highest, and lead drum). These parts may also be played on cajones, wooden boxes. claves usually played by a singer...

Changüi does not use the Cuban key pattern (or guide pattern) known as clave. The tres typically plays offbeat guajeos (ostinatos), while the guayo plays...

derived from the Spanish guitar. On the other hand, its characteristic clave rhythm, call and response structure and percussion section (bongo, maracas...