This dance, which originated in Cuba, has a time signature of 4\/4. Based on a repetitive beat known as clave rhythm and a repeated chord pattern. The piano takes center stage, playing syncopated broken chords.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The word “Latin American” refers to the Americas south of the United States, as well as the whole Caribbean. The Latin American dance music of this wide region is arguably best analyzed in terms of ethnic components\u2014European (particularly Iberian), American, African, and mestizo (“mixed” or acculturated). Amerindian Origins Many Amerindian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dance-music","category-latin-music"],"yoast_head":"\n