Meaning of changüí | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A style of Cuban music which originated in the early nineteenth century in the eastern region of Guantánamo Province, combining Spanish and African elements.
   uncountable
2. Alternative spelling of changüí.
   alt-of, alternative, uncountable

Examples

“Keyla Orozco’s “Para Tí Nengón” (1998), a transfixing percussion work, elaborates on rhythmic patterns typical in nengón, a form native to eastern Cuba, from which the later popular styles son and changui evolved. Ms. Orozco’s four-movement fantasy begins with comparatively simple, light-textured patterns, played on wood blocks, but its rhythms grow increasingly complex as the players — Matthew Gold and Eduardo Leandro — move to bongos and tom-toms, then to bell-like instruments and percussive vocalizations.”

CEFR level