The Clave Matrix: Afro-Cuban Rhythm: its Principles and African Origins

by David Peñalosa

CLAVE MATRIX: The entire interwoven structure of clave-based music as it relates to its generative source.CLAVE: A Spanish word meaning 'code,' or 'key,' as in the key to a mystery or puzzle. Also 'keystone,' the wedge-shaped stone in the center of an arch that ties all the stones together. Clave is the key pattern that both binds and decodes the rhythmic structure of Afro-Cuban music.MATRIX: The point of origin from which something takes form and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478299479
• ISBN13: 9781478299479
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.7" x 8.5"