La descarga cubana. (la historia de música afrocubana y improvisación)(TT: Cuban 'descarga'/musical improvisation) (TA: the history of Afro-Cuban music and improvisation)

From: Latin Beat Magazine | Date: February 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

The Beginning and It's Best

What is a descarga you say? You probably heard it many times: Como Mi Ritmo No Hay Dos; and never realized it. Charlie Palmieri, who recorded it, once said, "there's no music written. It's a soloist's freedom of expression, ad-libs, an improvisation of the melody ... whatever he feels at the moment. It began during the early forties, when a band ran out of tunes. They played a C7 chord; they faked it. Noro, Macho and Curbelo ended many a night with a descarga, only then it was called "una rumbita."

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