Son
With roots on the island of Hispaniola , Son is a style of music that became popular in the second half of the 19th century in the eastern province of Oriente . The earliest known son dates from the late 1500s (the oldest known son is "Son de la Ma Teodora", from about the 1570s in Santiago de Cuba ). It combines the structure and elements of Spanish cancion and the Spanish guitar with African rhythms and percussion instruments of Bantu and Arara origin.
The sisters Teodora and Micaela Ginez from Santiago de los Caballeros , Dominican Republic , were black slaves who emigrated to Cuba and brought with them the new rhythm. "El Son de la Ma. Teodora" marks the birth of Son which Cubans have made their own and which also contributed to the development of modern Salsa.
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