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clave

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clave(
kla
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vey
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la clave
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The traditional rumba instrumentation consists of three conga drums, clave, and a woodblock or a hollowed out sugar cane.La instrumentación de la rumba consiste se compone de tres tumbadoras, clave y un bloque o una caña hueca.
a. la clave
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
When you play Cuban music, you have to feel the clave. You have to internalize it.Cuando tocas la música cubana, tienes que sentir la clave. Hay que internalizarla.
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