influence in the son. Popular themes in son lyrics are love and romance. Son songs are often written by men about women and their faithlessness, beauty, passion, and ungratefulness. They are often very sexual but also chauvinistic. Cuban men are often labeled of being chauvinists. Last is the danzon, with more Spanish origin that African. It consists of an orquesta made up of cornets, saxophones, clarinets and percussion. The horns make the danzon easily distinguishable from the rumba and son. In the middle of the danzon there is a percussion break, in which everyone begins to dance. It is a more respectable, less provocative dance with a much slower tempo. It was danced by the more upper class Cubans as opposed to the son and rumba, which were working-class dances.These three music groups and dances were key in blending the African and Cuban cultures. Many aspects of both cultures have mixed to make not just Afro-Cuban culture, but Cuban Culture. As many Cubans are light skinned, it is easy to forget how slave trade helped to mix the two together....
