Guaracha

Puerto Rican Guaracha

Originating in Spain, the old Spanish version was a dance in two sections. One is the triple and the other double. It originally was played in 4/4 time. The spanish guaracha came to Puerto Rico from Cuba in the 1850's, and developed into its current modern jazz style. Now it is generally played with a bolero section in 2/4 time and a clave section in either 6/8 or 3/4 time, although the order of these sections is sometimes reversed. The guaracha then ends with a rumba section.

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La Negra Tomasa composed in the 1940's. Another example is Corneta sung by Daniel Santos.

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