What is a rumba rhythm?
The rumba rhythm is put together by percussive instruments such as maracas, bongos and congas, and is used to accompany the music for a traditional dance called the Rumba.BasicsRumba-rhythm dance is a popular and syncopated Cuban dance in duple time. The dance style originated in Africa and traveled to Cuba through the African slave trade.Dance PatternThe dance is a variation of the African standard pattern (also known as clave rhythm), which is the additive rhythmic grouping of an eight pulse bar (4/4 bar measure) into 3+3+2 or sometimes 3+5.FactsThe Afro-Cuban traditional secular dance is driven by vocals with percussion that offers complex rhythms. It usually consist of a quick-quick-slow dance movement and a repetitive melody assisted by an ostinato (persistently repeating) one-bar pattern played on percussive instruments.MovementIn similar fashion to the mambo, cha cha and other Latin American ballroom dances, the rumba accents dramatic hip and shoulder movements rather than the f
