A specific Cuban instrumental format, consisting of rhythm section (contrabass, timbales, and güiro), strings (from two to four violins, or any number of violins with a cello), and one wood flute. The piano was added early in the 1900s and the conga drums in the early 1940s.
A popular Cuban musical style featuring violins, flute and rhythm section.
(cha rahn gah) is a style of instrumentation in Cuban music that features the sound of flute and violins with rhythm section of timbales, bass and guiro. This sound was used to play the Danzon in the early 1900's. Later, the congas from Rumba and the bongos from Son were added along with the piano. The Charanga sound has been incorporated into the modern Songo style.
Charanga is a type of Cuban dance music popular in the 1940s and consisting of heavily son influenced material performed on European instruments such as violin and flute by a Charanga orchestra. Charanga orchestras play lighter and faster versions of the danzón without a brass section and emphasising flutes, violins, and piano.
a Cuban orchestra composed of piano, strings, vocals, flute and Cuban musical style characterized by this kind of orchestration
a n orchestra composed of piano,
A specific style of instrumentation consisting of rhythm section (contrabass, timbales , and güiro ), strings (from two to four violins, or any number of violins with a cello), and one wood flute. The piano and conga drum were added in the 1940s. This term (and style of instrumentation) evolved from the charanga francesa, developed in the early 20th century.
A Cuban dance orchestra consisting of flute backed by fiddles, piano, bass, and timbales. Charangas tended to play different dances from the Afro-Cuban conjuntos, the most characteristic being the danzón. Charangas ranged from large society units to small street-bands. Modern charangas use bongó and conga in the rhythm section and have taken on many more Afro-Cuban elements than their predecessors.
a Cuban dance ensemble with flute, violins, vocals and piano over bass, timbales and percussion.
Dance band music of eastern Cuba led by flute and violins.
Charanga is a genre of Cuban dance music popular (not the musical instrument "charango") in the 1940s and consisting of heavily son influenced material performed on European instruments such as violin and flute by a Charanga orchestra.