Cuban music is a blend of influences from across the world, especially West Africa and Spain. Santeria, an Afro-Cuban religion, greatly impacted Cuban music through its use of various instruments in religious songs. Some key types of Cuban music include Mozambique, Cuban jazz which has African origins, Yoruba sacred music featuring bata drums, and bolero dance music. Common Cuban instruments include the cornet, valvetrombone, ophicleide, bata drums, guiro, congo drums, and maracas.

1. Music Among Cuba
Brittney Weber

2. Influences on Cuba Music
• The music isa blend from all across the world but most credit can be
given to West Africa and the Spanish
• Santeria was aAfro-Cuban religion thatgreatly influenced their music
▫ Manyinstrumentsare neededduetothereligioussongs
• Cuban music influenced other types such asjazz, Argentina Tango, and
West African Afro-beat

3. Types of Music
• MozambiqueandCubanJazz
▫ AfricanOrigin
▫ Form of carnival music
▫ Jazzis most relevant to Americansbecause of thesimilar jazzfound inthe U.S.
• Yoruba
▫ Sacredmusic used in Lucumi religion
▫ Bata drums are theinstruments associated with this type
• Bolero
▫ Dance tempo is slower
▫ Slow, romanticballad
• Zapateo
▫ Used to beverypopular
▫ Now only reallyheard in the eastern part of the country

4. Instruments
• Cornet
▫ Evolved from the French horn introduced to Cuba through early European settlers
▫ Resembles the trumpet but has a mellower tone
• Valvetrombone
▫ common in orchestras
▫ Created in Austria in the beginning of 1800’s
 Introducedto Cubasoonafter
▫ The four valve has low sounding varieties
• Ophicleide
▫ Low pitched
▫ Invented in France
▫ For the most part no longer used

5. Instruments
Bata Drum
Guiro
Congo Drum
Maracas
Bajo Cajon

6. Sources
• Taylor, Sommer. "About Cuban Music." eHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov.
2010.