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 | | Spanish Andalusian, French, and African music have created a special blend of rhythms and melodies that constitute the Cuban trademark in such musical forms as the contradanzas, danzón, son, chachachá, rumba/guaguanco, and salsa. |
 | | Its infectious African drumming and rhythms overlaid with Hispanic lyrical melodies and instrumentations have inspired dance and song such as the danzón, son, and chachach´ since the 1880s. |
 | | Between the 1930s and 1950s numerous performers and orchestras began to popularize Cuban music throughout the world. |
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