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Tres cubano

Also known as son guitar

Tres cubano: photograph by dblackadder
Photo: dblackadder, CC BY-SA 2.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Strum the three double strings of the tres in the montuno pattern with the clave and bongo beat to build a Cuban son ensemble.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Cuba.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of The Americas: Caribbean.

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