What are some cuban music?

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el loco

Mambo, son, danzon, rumba

josh

Well, in terms of music Cuba has a wealth to offer:
Cha Cha Cha, created in Cuba and its name is due to the sound of the shoes on the floor while dancing it.

Mambo, created by Damaso Perez Prado, another Cuban Rythm,

Danzon, created on 1878 en Matanzas city by the local musician Miguel Failde, a couples dance inspired on those ball room dances

Guaracha,

Son

Conga

Changui

Martha, if you could see the Buena Vista Social Club film, that would be a greta help. Enjoy!

Tropicales

Cuban music is excellent music...once you have the rhythm in you, there's no stopping you.
Josh has given you good information.

There are many genres of music made in Cuba.

Cuban music is based on its cultural origins in Europe and Africa and its principal roots are in Spain and West Africa, but over time has been influenced by diverse genres from different countries. Important among these are France (and its colonies in the Americas), the United States, Puerto Rico.

Son is a major genre of Cuban music, and has helped lay the foundation for most of what came after. Son started in Oriente, the eastern part of the island, merging the Spanish guitar and lyrical traditions with African percussion rhythms.
Son's characteristics vary widely today, with the defining characteristic a synchopated bass pulse that comes before the downbeat, giving son and its derivatives (including salsa) its distinctive rhythm; this is known as the anticipated bass.

Son traditionally concerns itself with themes like love and patriotism, though more modern artists are socially or politically-oriented. Son lyrics were originally decima (ten line), octosyllabic verse, and performed in 2/4 time. The son clave has both a reverse and forward clave, which differ in that a forward clave has a three note bar (tresillo), followed by a two note bar, while the reverse is the opposite.

Salsa and mambo are also major genres of Cuban music.

These are the types of Cuban music you'll find:
Bolero
ChachachÃ¡
Charanga
Classical music
Contradanza
Conga
DanzÃ³n
Descarga
Guajira
Guaracha
Habanera Jazz
Hip hop
Mambo
Musical theatre
Nueva trova
Rock
Rumba
Salsa cubana
Son
Timba
Trova

Take a look at these links to hear Cuban sounds.

*edit: someone mentioned ReggetÃ³n. That style has infiltrated into Cuba and is popular there but its origin is not Cuban. It's originally Panamanian and led down into Puerto Rico in the 1970/80s.

Ana P

Conga and Salsa

Cuban people love to dance Salsa and they love to sing this genre and conga what can i said we love conga

TravelinAngel

Cuba has five basic genres of Afro-Cuban music; these include rumba, son, cancion Cubana, danzon, and punto guarjira. This section discusses the origin of the three most common genres rumba, son, and danzon and the importance they have had in the making of Afro-Cuban culture in Cuba. (Durr 1).
The traditional music in Cuban culture has its roots in African heritage. These musical traditions have helped keep the people of Cuba aware and appreciative of their beginning; the culture of Africa can be observed in Afro-Cuban music.

Rumba, which can also be spelled rhumba, is one of the most popular forms of Afro-Cuban music (Cuba[EBO] 1). The word "rumba" comes from the verb "rumbear" which means going to parties, dancing, and having a good time; rumba basically means to party. Rumba music is extremely rhythmic; the musicians can use anything from sticks, bottles, and cardboard boxes to more expensive drums (Durr 1).

The African roots of Cuban music can be most clearly observed in this style of music; originally, it was played on streets corners by neighbors who just wanted to get out and "party." Poor urban sights, commonly found near sugar refineries, are the home to these neighborhood parties (La Rumba 1).

The rumba dances are supposed to be erotic and enticing; originally meant to be a marriage dance (Dance R). The two most common forms of rumba are columbia and guaguanco; these sub-genres are played (and danced) in a 2/4 meter (Durr 1). The columbia is performed by a solo male dancer; the dance is fast and synchronized precisely with the drum beat. The dancer's moves are short, aggressive, and acrobatic (Durr 2). The guaguanco is a slower form of the rumba, and it is performed with a man and a woman. This dance, which is one of the most popular dances in Cuba, demonstrates the woman's pursuit by the male partner. The man uses parts of his body to entice the woman; therefore, this dance is extremely erotic, especially when the man does the "vacunao" or thrust of the pelvis (indicating penetration) (Durr 2).

Wing Commander F

Latin Jazz is the main one. You could do a case study of Buena Vista Social Club.

citizenabovesuspicion

Reggaton is another one.

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