Title of piece: “Beso discreto” (Discrete Kiss)
Date of composition: 1941
Date of performance/recording: 2006 (Eliades Ochoa: Best of Buena Vista, Original Versions. Universal/Vene Music CD 653 146).
Composer/Lyricist: Miguel Matamoros
Performer/Instruments: Eliades Ochoa and the Cuarteto Patria/ Guitar, bass, bongo, maracas
Form: 2-part, strophic section followed by a brief montuno
Tempo: brisk duple
Function: entertainment

What to Listen for:

  • The guitar plays syncopated melodies rather than strumming
  • Note the transition from verse to montuno, marked by the entrance of the bell
  • Listen for the anticipated bass
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