Actually , "La Clave" is the key rhythm of Latin-Caribbean music; as you
said.
Claves are two round sticks that keep the beat in Latin music.
They are tapped together in this rhythm:
Tock-TOCK-tock;-TOCK-tock REPEAT or:
Tock-TOCK;-tock-TOCK-tock REPEAT.
When I saw Caf� Clave I knew it was a Latino spot. The Caf� Cubano was a
great hope.
Once, my future and now present husband ordered a cocktail called a "Rusty
Nail" in Old San Juan (Scotch and Drambuie).
The barmaid said to the bartender that, "Este tipo pidi� un clavo mahoso"
("This guy ordered a "rusted nail.")
Ergo, clavo is indeed a nail or pin and la clave is either a key signature
in music or the rhythm and/or the percussion instrument described above.
Regards,
Wilma
On 11/14/03 6:12 PM, "Charles H. Buchholtz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: "O Donnell Real Estate, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:52:01 -0500 (EST)
>
> I'm Pretty sure that CLAVE also means nail or pin and that when you
> visit a money access machine in a spanish speaking country they ask
> you to enter your "Clave."
>
> "Clave" literally means "key". An ATM "PIN" is a "Personal
> Identification Number", not a pin, so "nail" is off the mark.
>
> But, since the cafe had a rumba band outside and a picture of conga
> drum on the sign, I figured I could assume that they meant the musical
> clave. The two meanings are related - the clave is the simple rhythm
> that is the key to the whole thing. Like a key-stone, it keeps the
> rest from falling apart.
>
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