A guajeo (Anglicized pronunciation: wa-hey-yo) is a typical Cuban ostinato melody, most often consisting of arpeggiated chords in syncopated patterns....

saxophones. The guajeo is a fundamental component of modern-day salsa, and Latin jazz. The following example shows a basic guajeo pattern. The guajeo is a seamless...

cubano since at least the 18th century. Tres playing revolves around the guajeo, an ostinato pattern found in many Afro-Cuban music styles. Tres players...

the measures. A guajeo is a typical Cuban ostinato melody, most often consisting of arpeggiated chords in syncopated patterns. Guajeos are a seamless blend...

again. This is what we call guajeo. The pianist uses this guajeo to provide the rhythm section with its drive." Clave and guajeos are commonly written in...

Notice that the piano plays a single celled (single measure) guajeo, while the other guajeos are two-celled. It is common practice to combine single and...

type of block chord guajeo, as in "Oye Como Va", it's referred to as ponchando. Rodríguez introduced the idea of layered guajeos (typical Cuban ostinato...

pattern (or guide pattern) known as clave. The tres typically plays offbeat guajeos (ostinatos), while the guayo plays on the beat. Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo...

plays the typical Cuban ostinato figure known as guajeo. The rhythmic pattern of the following generic guajeo is used in many different songs. Note that the...

is modeled after an Afro-Cuban guajeo. The pattern of attack-points is nearly identical to the 3-2 clave motif guajeo as shown below. The bell pattern...