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Guaguancó
rumba · 4/4 · 85–115 BPM
BPM96
Clave
B
B
B
B
B
Salidor (tumba)
O
O
O
O
Tres-dos
T
T
T
T
Quinto (lead)
S
S
S
Cultural context
Medium-tempo secular rumba from Havana and Matanzas. Tells a flirtation story between a man and a woman in dance.
Dance hint
Two-feel, broken cycle. Listen for the quinto for cues — it converses with the dancer's pelvic vacunao.
Stroke legend — O open · T tone · S slap · M muted · B bell/clave · · rest