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Music of Cuba

Music of Cuba: Topics
Bolero Chachachá
Charanga Classical music
Contradanza Conga
Danzón Filín
Guajira Guaracha
Habanera Jazz
Hip hop Mambo
Musical theatre Nueva trova
Rumba Son
Timba Trova
History
Awards Beny Moré Award
National anthem "La Bayamesa"
Caribbean music
Bahamas - Bermuda - Cayman Islands - Cuba - Dominican Republic - Haiti - Jamaica - Lesser Antilles - Puerto Rico - Trinidad and Tobago - Turks and Caicos Islands

The Caribbean island of Cuba has developed a wide range of creolized musical styles, based on its cultural origins in Europe and Africa. Since the nineteenth century its music has been hugely popular and influential throughout the world. It has been perhaps the most popular form of world music since the introduction of recording technology.

The music of Cuba, including the instruments and the dances, is mostly of European (Spanish) and African origin. Most forms of the present day are creolized fusions and mixtures of these two great sources. Almost nothing remains of the original Indian traditions, except in some of the place names, such as Guanabacoa. Maracas are probably native in origin.