The tres is a stringed instrument that is both musically and culturally significant in Cuba. The tres, whose name derives from the fact that it has three sets of two strings, plays an essential part in changui, a genre that is central to the development of Afro-Cuban music.
COUNTRY: Cuba
KEY GENRES: Changui, Son
FEATURED ON: La Colorá (AATW: Latin America)
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