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Article: The tres, of course! (A Brief Tresero History).(history of musical instrument; Cuban popular music)
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- Latin Beat Magazine
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
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If you ask any Latin music lover to identify which instrument must be considered, more than any other, as an essential component of the authentic sound of Cuban son, it is likely that he/she will reply: "The tres, of course!"
Derived from the Spanish guitar, the tres includes three sets of double strings, tuned in unison and often played with a tortoise shell plectrum.
This criollo instrument is mainly employed in the fields of son and punto guajiro. The contemporary instrumental ensembles used to accompany the decimistas (punto guajiro singers) range from those who solely use the tres in various combinations with other plucked string instruments ...
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