INTRODUCTION

What we now understand as HABANERAS, is the fruit of a long and compelí series of historical events. The first thing that comes to our Minds, is the island of CUBA and mainly in the catalan coast, it is true also that in all the Spanish coast, the influence of a trade between SPAIN and CUBA , we find the presence of HABANERA in a many popular songs.

The presence of HABANERA in Mediterranean coast, in sea shantley particullary also we can find, for example in NAPLES ith the popular    song “O SOLE MIO” .

ITS ORIGINS

The origin of HABANERA is without doubt the Cuban CONTRADANZA, musical form derived, from Continental European CONTRADANZA , introduced on Cuba by the French in the mid nineteen century. Along with LA GAVOTA WHO and PASPIÉ Were the rythms of fashion in all social meetings and parties aristocratic.

This CONTRADANZA was very cultivated by Cuban composers During the nineteen century, who adopted two different metrics to the staff, a 6/8 and the other 2/4, from the first we can find LA GUAJIRA, LA CLAVE and LA CRIOLLA, and from the second born EL DANZON and LA HABANERA.