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Quinto is the lead drum used in guaguancó yambú and columbia the three forms of the Afro-Cuban rumba. The quinto is the smallest of the three conga drums (or tumbadoras as they are known in Cuba.) Quinto phrases are played in both triple-pulse (12/8 6/8) and duple-pulse (4/4 2/2) structures. In columbia triple pulse is the primary structure and duple pulse is secondary. In yambú and guaguancó duple-pulse is primary and triple-pulse is secondary.
