Tresillo (rhythm)

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Tresillo ( tres-EE-yoh; Spanish pronunciation: [tɾeˈsiʎo]) is a rhythmic pattern (shown below) used mainly in Latin American music and caribbean music. Tresillo is the most fundamental duple-pulse rhythmic cell in Latin American music. It was introduced in the New World through the Atlantic slave trade during the Colonial period. The pattern is the most fundamental and most prevalent duple-pulse rhythmic cell in Sub-Saharan African music traditions. The cinquillo pattern is another common embellishment of tresillo. Cinquillo is used frequently in the Cuban contradanza (the "habanera") and the danzón.

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