The term used to describe the wooden shells of the early timbales , still used today to describe the shell of any timbal. Also referred to as Paila . The smaller of the two heads of the bat drums. The small bell mounted on the timbales and used for the Chachach , Guajira and similar styles. The early predecessors to the Son groups using original instrumentation of guiro , maracas , bongo , tres and marimbula .
Some ensembles still perform today.
The early style of Son performed by these groups. General term for the music played by these ensembles. A rhythmic break, either an arranged ensemble passage or only played by the percussion in either arranged or improvised fashion, usually played as a transition between sections of a piece. A five note pattern derived from the Cuban contradanza . This interpretation can also be applied to the Tresillo .