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Montuno has several meanings pertaining to Cuban music and its derivatives. Literally montuno means ‘comes from the mountain’ and so Son montuno may refer to the older type of son played in the mountainous rural areas of Oriente. Another possibility is that the word Montuno comes from the word Montura which is the Spanish word for Saddle because the rhythm in Son music is like riding a horse.