Question

Which rhythm is essential to Cuban music and functions as the foundation around which most traditional Cuban songs are built?

Question 2 options:

downbeat


backbeat


clave


bolero

Answer 1

Clave is essential to Cuban music and functions as the foundation around most traditional Cuban songs are built.

Answer 2

The Clave, a rhythmic pattern is used in creating various genres like salsa, rumba, conga, timba jazz and so on.

Explanation:

The Sub-Saharan Africa marks the origin of this clave rhythm. Clave refers to code or key and is derived from Spanish. The Clave theory has three branches.

The types of Clave rhythmic pattern are as follows:

Son clave: It is more prevalent in popular or modern Cuban music. The Son clave is broadly categorized into:

• Three side/ two side son clave.
• Tresillo

Rumba Clave: The key pattern used in Cuban music is Rumba clave. The Mozambique, songo, timba and Latin jazz uses rumba clave patterns.