Danzón - mambo - wikipedia Danzón - mambo The danzón - mambo ( also known as danzón de nuevo ritmo ) is a subgenre of Cuban dance music that marked the transition from the classical danzόn to the mambo and the cha - cha - chá. It was also in the context of the danzón - mambo that the Cuban dance band format called charanga reached its present form. Contents 1 Origins 2 Characteristics 3 Later development 4 Discography 5 See also 6 Footnotes 7 References Origins The danzón - mambo was created by the musicians and arrangers of Antonio Arcaño 's charanga, Arcaño y sus Maravillas, which was founded in 1937 ( Orovio 1981 : 324 ). According to Santos ( 1982 ), The main forces behind Arcano 's mambo were the Lopez brothers, Orestes... and Israel ( the great `` Cachao '' )..., who did most of the composing and arranging for the group, and played the ' cello and the string bass, respectively. Characteristics Generally speaking, the danzón - mambo represents a further and stronger incorporation of elements of the son into the danzón. The first sections, or danzones, did not depart significantly from the traditional danzón structure ( 1 ). But, the final section of the danzón - mambo was based on tumbaos and guajeos from the montuno section of the son, which created a complex, clave - oriented polyphony with strong accents on the upbeat ( Santos 1982 ). In order to further reinforce the son feeling, Arcaño added the tumbadora ( conga drum ) to the traditional charanga percussion lineup of pailas and güiro. Also, the paila player began to use a cowbell in the final section ( Santos 1982 ). This final section, at first called nuevo ritmo, later came to be called mambo. Beginning of the final or mambo section of Angoa ( 1948 ) by Félix Reina ( Santos 1982 ) File : Angoaintro. mid Problems playing this file ? See media help. Later development Out of the danzón - mambo came both the mambo and the cha - cha - chá. The mambo would subsequently become a genre played mainly by American - style big bands, and as such, did not pose a threat to the danzón - mambo. But, in the face of the sudden overwhelming popularity of the cha - cha - chá in the 1950s, the danzón - mambo began to disappear. However, a convention arose of playing the final section of the danzón - mambo with a cha - cha - chá rhythm, enabling the dancers to dance both the danzón and the cha - cha - chá in the course of the same composition. This became known as the danzón - cha and is the form of danzón most favored by dancers in Cuba at present. Discography The Cuban Danzon : Its Ancestors and Descendants 1982. Various Artists. Folkways Records FW04066. De Nuevo El Monarca. 1993. Antonio Arcaño y sus Maravillas. ARTEX CD - 069. See also `` Chanchullo '' Footnotes Jump up ^ After a composition of the same name by Orestes López. `` Mambo, '' written in 1938, was entirely based on tumbaos and guajeos - the final section of a danzón - mambo without any danzón. References Orovio, Helio. 1981. Diccionario de la Música Cubana. La Habana, Editorial Letras Cubanas. ISBN 959 - 10 - 0048 - 0 Santos, John. 1982. The Cuban Danzón : Its Ancestors and Descendants ( liner notes ). New York, Folkways Records FE 4066 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Danzón - mambo&oldid = 783688801 '' Categories : Danzón Mambo Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 4 June 2017, at 00 : 33. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

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Answer: a further and stronger incorporation of elements of the son into the danzón