This article is about the Afro-Cuban music and dance rhythms.

For other uses, se

e Rumba (disambiguation).
Rumba
Stylistic origins
Afro-Cuban music
Cultural origins
Cuba
Typical instruments
congas
Derivative forms
Columbia - yambu[disambiguation needed]
Fusion genres
son montuno
guaracha mambo
Afro-Cuban jazz
chachach
guajira
Regional scenes
Cuba and rest of the world
Rumba dance pattern.[1]
Rumba is a family of percussive rhythms, song and ballroom dance that originated
in Cuba as a combination of various musical traditions. The name derives from t
he Cuban Spanish word rumbo which means "party" or "spree". It is secular, with
no religious connections.[2] People of African descent in Havana and Matanzas or
iginally used the word rumba as a synonym for party.[3] Olavo Aln states that ove
r time, "rumba ceased to be simply another word for party and took on the meanin
g both of a defined Cuban musical genre and also of a very specific form of danc
e."[4] The term spread in the 1930s and 1940s to the faster popular music of Cub
a (the "Peanut Vendor" was a classic), where it was used as a catch-all term, ra
ther like salsa today. Also, the term is used in the international Latin-America
n dance syllabus, but in reference to a slower dance based on the bolero-son. Ba
llroom rumba, or rhumba, is essentially son as opposed to the older folkloric ru
mba. Similarly, the African style of pop music called African Rumba or soukous i
s also son-based.
The term is also used today for various styles of popular music from Spain, as p
art of the so-called Cantes de ida y vuelta, or music that developed between bot
h sides of the Atlantic. Flamenco rumba is a genre that is entirely different fr
om Cuban rumba.
Contents [hide]
1 Types
2 Cuban rumba
2.1 Rhythmic structure
2.2 History
2.3 Guaguanc, yamb, columbia
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Types[edit]
Cuban Rumba, percussion, song and dance styles that owe their origin to African
slaves in Cuba.
Rumba (dance), international dance styles that correspond to slower Cuban music,
such as the bolero-son.
Catalan Rumba (rumba catalana), is a genre of music that developed in Barcelona'
s Romani community.
Flamenco Rumba, a style of flamenco music from Spain also known as Gypsy Rumba o
r Rumba Gitana.
African Rumba, Inspired by the Cuban son, a style of music that originated in Co
ngo, and evolved into soukous music.
Cuban rumba[edit]
Rhythmic structure[edit]
Rumba clave in duple-pulse and triple-pulse structures
Cuban rumba is played in both triple-pulse (12/8, 6/8) and duple-pulse (4/4, 2/2
) structures. In Columbia, triple pulse is the primary structure and duple pulse
is secondary. In yamb and guaguanc duple-pulse is primary and triple-pulse is sec

ondary.[5] The three conga (or tumbadora) parts are known as salidor, segundo, a
nd quinto (the lead drum). The parts have other names too. Rhythmically, rumba i
s based on the five-stroke guide pattern called clave and the inherent structure
it conveys.[6]