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tahona

  • Little traditional drum, used in Oriente (Cuba).
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    taïno

  • Native Amerindian people, living in the past in Haiti, Puerto Rico, Cuba and other West Indies islands, before the Spanish conquest and at the beginning of the colonization, which coincided with their extermination.
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    tambora

  • Barrel-shaped double-headed drum from the Dominican Republic used in the Merengue style. The drum is played with a stick which strikes one head and the wooden shell of the drum, and the hand which plays the opposite head.

    • tango congo

  • The tango congo rhythm is similar to the famous Argentinian tango, of which it is the origin. This style of song develops in Cuba during the 20ties of the 20th century.
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    tembleque

  • Recent popular figure of dance, in which the dancers vibrate in a frantic way, as if they were shaked by an electric shock.
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    timbalero

  • The timbales player.
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    timbales

  • Pair of tunable drums invented in Cuba. Mounted on a stand and played with sticks and some timekeeping strokes made with the hand on the lower drum. Measuring in sizes from 13" to 15" in diameter they are paired as 13" and 14" or 14" and 15". Initially used exclusively by the Charangas interpreting Danzón, they became part of the Latin orchestra in the 1940's and are now a mainstay and signature sound of many Afro-Latin styles. The standard set now includes cowbells, woodblocks and a cymbal. Timbales are the direct descendant of the European tympani. The larger of the two drums is called the hembra and the smaller macho.

    The equation is simple: take Black soldiers and give them military drums, and at once the army begins to swing.
    Thus were born the timbales on Cuban soil. Now released from their military obligations, they are for a long time an essential part of the Latin music, although drums sometimes replace them in some bands like NG La Banda. Some musicians push them FORWARD the band, like the Master     Tito Puente.
    These drums are joined together by two, with one or more bells and some other accessories. Sometimes, there is also a big bass drum, played by a pedal activated with the foot. The timbalero stands up while he plays, and strikes their skin with long and light sticks. He uses all the possibilities of the instrument, sometimes striking the metal part to produce rapid sounds during certain parts of the musical piece.
    Few masters of timbales: Tito Puente ; Giovani Hidalgo ; Calixto Oviedo Mulenz (ex-NG La Banda) ; José Shine " Changuito " Quintana (ex-Los Van Van).

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    timbalitos

  • Smaller and higher pitched versions of the standard timbales measuring in sizes from 9" to 12", they are usually added to the standard set for a setup of four drums and are mostly used in soloing.

    • timbalones

  • Larger version of timbales, typically found in Charangas. (CS)

    • tipico

    tres

  • A smaller derivative of the Spanish guitar with either three sets of two strings or sometimes three sets of three strings. It is a key instrument and signature sound of the changui and son style.

    • tres golpes

  • Term used to desribe the middle drum (Salidor, Tres Golpes, Quinto) as well as the pattern played on this drum in the Rumba Guaguancó.

    • tresillo

  • Spanish term for triplet, it is used to describe the three note group of the three side of the clave when the rhythmic interpretation is "in the cracks" between the duple and triple meter. In the Son parallel of the Afro 6/8 clave, the rhythm is a literal triplet. In the Son clave it is an interpretive triplet. The tresillo functions the same as the cinquillo.

    • trio

  • Three singers with guitars (or 2 guitars and maracas) singing boleros, sons, guarachas and other songs : this formation was popularized during 20ties of the 20th century.
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    trompeta china

    trova (cancion)

  • Another term used to describe a style of the Spanish Canción form.

    • trovador

  • The trovador, singer being accompanied with his guitar, is an essential figure of Cuban music. He popularized some forms, like the bolero in its first ages (19th century). Some trovadores were composers of great talent, like the legendary Sindo Garay. In the 60ties of the 20th century, a revival of the trovadores appears, with the advent of the nueva trova, with great singers and composers like Pablo Milanés.
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    tumba

  • Drum used in Cuba, in particular in its Eastern area (Oriente) ; the term indicates also a dance, practiced with the sound of this instrument.

    • tumbadora

  • The single headed, hollowed Cuban drums derived fromt the Congolese Makuta drums. Initially made from hollowed logs with cowhides nailed or strung on, they are now made of wood and fiberglass with mass-produced hardware and heads. Also generically called Conga drums.

    • tumba francesa

  • A folkloric style developed in the Oriente (eastern) province of Cuba, developed by Africans who departed Haiti after the Haitian Revolution in 1791. (CS) 1. Style of music of Dahomean roots originally developed in the eastern province of Oriente byt the slaves who emigrated to Cuba after the Haitian Revolution in 1791. The drums are used to play the style.(EU)

    • tumbaó (bass, congas)

  • The repeated pattern played by the tumbadoras or drums. (CS) The standard timekeeping patterns performed by the bass and congas in the popular dance styles as the Son, Son Montuno, Guaracha, Mambo and the like.
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