Dame tu amor Gantanamera - Eduardo Saborit - song
âDame tu amor Guantanameraâ by Eduardo Saboritâa classic son â the introduction features voice and tres guitar. Soon after, the characteristic bass line enters in the background. In this recording itâs played on an upright bass rather than a marĂmbula.
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[ 0:00- 0:25] Intro ( dans nog niet, vraag de dame, loop het haar )
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[ 0:25- 5:25] Bass wordt geintroduceerd, start met dansen
To really catch it, youâll need headphones or speakers with good low-end response, since phone or laptop speakers often canât reproduce those deep bass tones.
IntroducciĂłn / Diana
This is the opening section of the song, which sets the mood and introduces the musical motifs.
It often features a horn section and can include elements from the song's main themes.

The marĂmbula is an Afro-Cuban bass instrument derived from African lamellophones (thumb pianos). It provided the bass voice in early son ensembles before being replaced by the upright bass.
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The tres is a Cuban guitar-like instrument with three pairs (courses) of strings. It is the defining melodic-rhythmic instrument of son cubano and its ancestor genres.
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