Son (music)

Son is a style of Cuban music which 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 M? Teodora", from about the 1570s in Santiago de Cuba). It combines the structure and elements of Spanish canci?n and the Spanish guitar with African rhythms and percussion instruments of Yoruba origin.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Son is derived from Haitian, African, Spanish and native musical influences, arising first in the Oriente province, reaching Havana around 1909. The most influential group from this period was the Trio Oriental, who stabilized the sextet format that soon came to dominate son bands. In 1912, recording began with groups like Sexteto Habanero (a re-named Trio Oriental) and Sexteto Boloña, and popularization began in earnest with the arrival of radio broadcasting in 1922, which came at the same time as Havana's reputation as an attraction for Americans evading Prohibition laws and the city became a haven for the Mafia, prostitution and gambling, and also became a second home for trendy and influential bands from New York City. A few years later, in the late 1920s, son sextets became septets and son's popularity continued to grow with artists like Septeto Nacional and its leader, Ignacio Piñeiro. Piñeiro experimented with fusing son with other genres of music, forming guajira-son, bolero-son and guaracha-son. In 1928, Rita Montaner's "El Manicero" became the first Cuban song to be a major hit in Paris and elsewhere in Europe. In 1930, the Havana Orchestra took the song to the United States, where it also became a big hit.

Cuban music: redirect music of Cuba...

Oriente: Oriente, Spanish language for east, may refer to:...

Santiago de Cuba: Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in eastern Cuba. Santiago de Cuba is located on the south-east of the island, some 540 miles east south-east of Havana, at 20.01?N, 75.82?W....

Son (music) related Images and Photos (experimental)

"Clint Eastwood Presents: Johnny Mercer ""The Dream's On Me"" - A Celebration of His Music (CD)"	Music	Music	Music
Music	Music I	Music IV	Music III
Music Man, The (DVD) (Rpkg)	Music Room	Music Trio	Music Room