The singers sing in a typically Cuban style, as adults and with a dry, unsentimental tone.
(As a teacher, he largely defined the Cuban ballet style.)
The argument in favour of this method was authenticity, and also satisfaction at the dance effect the Cuban style achieved.
The two bands are traditionalist outfits, preserving older Cuban styles.
"Swan Lake" as it used to be danced is what the Cuban style recalled here.
After the boatlift though, there was obviously more awareness of the modern Cuban styles.
The band worked in a modern Cuban style, with eruptions of intensity and very little grace; it's music about power.
The Cuban style of playing the drums is similar, but in some musical contexts different rhythms may be used.
Could this be the first ripple of a tidal wave of food, fashion and music in the Cuban style?
But given the opportunity to sing in a purely Cuban style, he chose instead to hybridize.