Charanga (Cuba)
Traditional Cuban dance music ensemble / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Charanga (disambiguation).
Charanga is a traditional ensemble that plays Cuban dance music. They made Cuban dance music popular in the 1940s and their music consisted of heavily son-influenced material, performed on European instruments such as violin and flute by a Charanga orchestra. (Chomsky 2004, p. 199). The style of music that is most associated with a Charanga is termed 'Danzón', and is an amalgam of both European classical music and African rhythms.