1. Which instrument did Tito Puente make famous?Congas Timbales Piano Trombone
He brought the timbales to the front of the stage.
2. Who wrote El Cantante for Hector Lavoe?Willie Colon Ruben Blades Johnny Pacheco Tite Curet Alonso
Ruben Blades wrote it in 1978.
3. Which band gave Cali its anthem, Cali Pachanguero?Grupo Niche Guayacan El Gran Combo Fruko y sus Tesos
Grupo Niche released it in 1984.
4. The bass and conga pattern in salsa is called...Tumbao Montuno Cascara Pregon
Tumbao is the repeating bass and conga pattern.
5. Where did bachata originate?Cuba Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Colombia
Dominican guitar music of the 1960s.
6. Which New York ballroom was called the Home of the Mambo?Savoy Palladium Copacabana Apollo
The Palladium on Broadway.
7. Eddie Palmieri's La Perfecta used which horns instead of trumpets?Saxophones Trombones Flutes Tubas
Trombones gave the band its darker sound.
8. Oscar D'Leon is famous for dancing with his...Guitar Bass Timbales Microphone stand
He spins with his upright bass while singing.
9. In the montuno the bongo player often switches to...Maracas A large hand bell Guiro Claves
The bongo bell drives the montuno.
10. Who starred as Hector Lavoe in El Cantante (2006)?Ruben Blades Marc Anthony Victor Manuelle Gilberto Santa Rosa
Marc Anthony played Lavoe.
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