Guiro - instrument

Son

• Son traditional
• Son urbano
• Son montuno
• Son moderno.

Cha-cha-chá

A Cuban dance and music style created in the early 1950s by Enrique Jorrín, evolving from the danzón-mambo tradition in charanga orchestras.

Danzon

National dance of Cuba, evolved from danza.

Guiro

The güiro is central to danzón, cha-cha-chá, son, and salsa, and is a standard feature of charanga orchestras that popularized Cuban dance music in the 20th century.

Charanga

Dances

• Danzón – The quintessential Cuban ballroom dance, elegant and formal, often seen as the "national dance of Cuba."
• Danzonete – A sung variant of danzón that became popular in the 1920s–30s.
• Cha-cha-chá – Created in the 1950s by Enrique Jorrín while playing with a charanga; specifically designed for charanga orchestras.
• Pachanga – A playful dance and rhythm from the late 1950s/early 1960s, closely linked to charanga bands.
• Mambo (in its earlier Cuban form) – Before the big-band New York mambo, charangas also played early mambo-style danzones.
• Charanga is a Cuban ensemble style and musical tradition that dates back to the early 20th century. It became especially popular in the 1940s–50s and played a crucial role in the evolution of salsa, timba, and Latin jazz.