page_title: Cinquillo
hierarchical_section_title: Cinquillo
caption_attribution_description: English: tresillo in divisive form
context_page_description: The cinquillo is a syncopated rhythm found in a number of Afro-Latin musical styles. It is present in the Cuban habanera and danzón, and in the Argentine tango. It is, with polyrhythms, a characteristic African influence on Latin music.
  Cincillo
  Habanera
context_section_description: The cinquillo is a syncopated rhythm found in a number of Afro-Latin musical styles. It is present in the Cuban habanera and danzón, and in the Argentine tango. It is, with polyrhythms, a characteristic African influence on Latin music.
  Cincillo  Play 
  Habanera  Play 
caption: Tresillo, a related rhythm
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