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descarga

American  
[de-skahr-guh] / dɛˈskɑr gə /

noun

  • descargas
    plural
  1. a jam session in which musicians play traditional Cuban music, especially Afro-Cuban jazz.


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He said he intends the album as a kind of descarga, a word that in Cuba means both a musical jam and a release of accumulated emotional baggage.

From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2021

They played “Con Poco Coco,” a descarga recorded in the early 1950s by Mr. Valdés’s father, Bebo.

From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2016

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