Son montuno

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Son montuno
Stylistic origins:	son, guaguancó
Cultural origins:	Late 19th century Cuba
Typical instruments:	Guitar or tres, marímbula or double bass, trumpet, bongo, clave, maracas, cowbell, congas
Mainstream popularity:	Much in Cuba and elsewhere in Latin America
Subgenres
Mambo, rumba
Fusion genres
Guajira-son - Bolero-son - Guaracha-son - Salsa music
Other topics
Music of Cuba Anticipated bass - Clave

Arsenio Rodríguez initially developed Son Montuno from son. He added instrumental solos called montunos. He also added guaguancó influence, increased the importance of the trumpets and tres, and added new instruments such as the congas and piano. Benny Moré (popularly known as "El Bárbaro del Ritmo", which translates roughly as "The Fantastic Man of Rhythm") further evolved the genre, adding guaracha, bolero and mambo influences, helping make him extraordinarily popular and is now cited as perhaps the greatest sonero.

Later, mambo was derived from son montuno and danzón by making the montuno sections the focus of songs.

See also

• Montunode:Son montuno

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