... grew out of older rhythms that had been played on the yuka drums, with which there are some stylistic carry-overs: the rumba stick part is also called guagua; the wrist rattles worn by yuka drummers also appear in some forms of rumba; and the rumba song leader and chorus are called gallo and vasallo, respectively. Rhumba is a ballroom dance that originated out of the Cuban rumba style. Its music and dance is related to the Cuban rumba though it is importantly and decidedly different in several key aspects. In the first part of the 1900's, before the Cuban Revolution, Cuba was one of the hottest vacation spots in the world. Political corruption made mafia casino development a profitable avenue in Cuba, where American tourists could drink and do drugs without the consequences these actions incurred in the USA. Prostitution, alcohol, and drugs were very much a part of the Cuban ...

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