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Itótele
One of the three batá
drums, medium sized.
Iyá
The biggest of the three batá
drums. This drum marks out the beats and rhythms.
Iyesa
This term in Cuba is used to refer to religious
practice and also to the family of drums and the
music associated with the Ijesha, an ethnic subgroup
of the yoruba.
Rumba:
there are two dancing styles for
the rumba: the slow rumba which is slower and more
romantic and the Cuban rumba which is faster and
bouncier. The dancers are positioned just like in
other Caribbean dances such as the merengue, cha
cha cha and the mambo: the bodies stand close together
and the arms are held up in tropical style, accompanied
by the typical Caribbean hip movement.
