High-pitched electric guitar playing single notes
Bongos
Güira scraper
Bass
Romantic, tears-in-your-beer lyrics
Ska - Jamaica (1960s)
Fast
Skank rhythm - Upbeat emphasized, especially on piano, organ, or horns
Reggae - Jamaica (1970s-1980s)
Slower than ska
Skank rhythm on upbeat on guitar
Complex bass lines
Dub - Jamaica (1970s and 1980s)
A kind of reggae
Almost entirely instrumental
Lots of echo/reverb
Instruments slide in and out of the mix
Nyabinghi - Jamaica
Slow "heartbeat" rhythm
Multiple percussion
Many voices together
Steel pan - Trinidad
Umm... a lot of steel pans
Rara - Haiti
Many horns, each playing one note at different times to make a melody
Backing percussion
Afro-Peruvian Music
Guitar
Cajón
Sometimes other percussion, including quijada, cajita, and cowbell
Champeta - Colombia
Guitar-driven African music
Synthesized dog barks and laser blasts
Dem Bow - Jamaica/Puerto Rico
Listen here, examples 1 and 6
Reggaetón - Puerto Rico
Dem Bow
Changing snares
Spanish language
