guiro

In the mid-1500s four musicians performed at a tavern in the town of Havana, Cuba, and used a Cuban güiro among their instruments. This was perhaps the first record of this instrument being used post-colonization of Cuba. In my…

The Cuban güiro, the Dominican güira, and the Puerto Rican güícharo are all part of the same family of percussion instruments. Although simple instruments, they are all vital to the sound of Latin music. In this 4-part series, we’ll…