The word “clave” refers to the round hardwood stick used as a percussion instrument in tropical latin music (Afro-Cuban, salsa, merengue, cha cha, etc.). It looks a little like a hot dog without the ...

At the Dallas Black Dance Theatre studio, choreographer Claude Alexander III (seated at center) works with company members during a rehearsal of his "The Way of the Clave."(Smiley N. Pool / Staff ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We investigated the effect of tempo on the production of the syncopated 3-2 son clave rhythm. We recorded eleven experienced percussionists ...

Recently, radio host Ayana Contreras went to Cuba to dig into a rhythm known as clave. She says clave is essentially a "five-beat rhythmic structure and it's the backbone of a lot of Latin music forms ...

Hands were clapping in the clave rhythm on Friday afternoon inside the Longs Peak room inside the University of Northern Colorado University Center. Leading the clapping was Samuel Torres, a Latin ...

If the whole world were in school, the Cubans would have a Ph.D in rhythm. Even the seemingly easy swing of the Buena Vista Social Club was based on the African polyrhythms of the two-measure clave, ...

Investigate how humans worldwide share fundamental rhythmic preferences in music, influenced by diverse cultural backgrounds.

“Numbers” is an original tune that features the Fender Rhodes trading solo phrases with the flute. The accompaniment and melody fragments fit together like a puzzle. The rhythm section’s pattern is ...