guaracha

[gwuh-rah-chuh, gwah-rah-chah]

noun

plural

guarachas 

1. a vigorous Cuban dance in triple meter.

2. the music for this dance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of guaracha¹

1820–30; < Spanish, equivalent to Old Spanish guar place + hacha a kind of dance

Example Sentences

However, he was not too fond of the emerging term, which seemed to cram different styles like mambo, charanga, rumba, guaracha and danzón into one single category.

From Los Angeles Times

As one of the originators of the post-revolutionary genre nueva trova, he combined elements of Cuban son and guaracha with soul, jazz and folk rock.

From New York Times

“The other groups imitated the Cubans, the guaracha, but I liked having a Lima neighborhood identity, which meant that everything had to be merged, because in the same neighborhood you knew people who liked rock, cumbia and folk music. In my compositions there are ‘breaks’ of salsa, rock and even classical music.”

From Los Angeles Times

She said “Pepas” exploded in popularity not because it’s about drugs but because it has a unique sound blending electronic dance music with guaracha, a popular Cuban music style.

From Seattle Times

In a career that spanned six decades, he stitched together overlapping genres like rock, jazz and R&B and various Cuban genres like rumba, son and guaracha through intimate, soulful knowledge of both musical traditions.

From New York Times