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Cuatro Latin American instrument with 8 strings tuned in pairs in octaves- G, C, E, A Guajeo A guajeo is a typical Cuban ostinato melody, most often consisting of arpeggiated chordsin syncopated patterns. Guajeos are a seamless blend of European harmonic and African rhythmic structures. Most guajeos have a binary structure that expresses clave. Heard in Se Quema la Chumbamba as a 4 bar riff. Anticipation Bass Plays the root of the chord of the next bar on the 4th beat of the bar descarga extended improvisation during performance of son montuno Claves wooden sticks or short dowels of the latin percussion ensemble. originated in West African music Clave rhythm -3+2 or 2+3 -'clave' = key -2 instruments you hit together - goes throughout tune - doesn't change
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