claves

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Spanisch - Englisch
clefs
Englisch - Englisch
Twin strikers of resonant wood used less frequently in salsa than in earlier Cuban music The claves player usually plays the basic clave pattern, which is normally implied rather than stated by modern bands Many variants of claves exist throughout Latin America
pair of cylindrical sticks
Two cylindrical pieces of hardwood One is rested across the front of a half-closed fist and struck with the other, producing a sharp tick or clack Origin: Latin
Claves are a percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound
claves

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    [ 'klä-(")vA, 'klAv ] (noun.) 1928. American Spanish, from Spanish, keystone, clef, from Latin clavis.
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