Merengue
This is a very fast dance rhythm native to the Dominican Republic. The demo song for this ``Compadre Pedro Juan''. Note that you'll have to double up on the tempo for this to sound right. Patterns are from ``Latin Rhythms: Mystery Unraveled'' by Victor Lopez.
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          | BandoneonOctave | The Octave setting for the bandoneon (default=6) |  | 
  | Driving dance rhythm. (2) | 
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       | Bass | AcousticBass |  | Chord | Piano1 |  | Chord-2 | Piano1 |  | Drum-Claves | Claves |  | Drum-Cowbell | CowBell |  | Drum-Hhat | OpenHiHat |  | Drum-Snare | SnareDrum2 |  | Drum-Tom | LowTom2 |  | 
  | Substitute bandoneon for first piano. (2) | 
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       | Bass | AcousticBass |  | Chord | Bandoneon |  | Chord-2 | Piano1 |  | Drum-Claves | Claves |  | Drum-Cowbell | CowBell |  | Drum-Hhat | OpenHiHat |  | Drum-Snare | SnareDrum2 |  | Drum-Tom | LowTom2 |  | 
  | Add brass hits every 4 bars. (4) | 
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       | Bass | AcousticBass |  | Chord | Piano1 |  | Chord-2 | Piano1 |  | Chord-Brass | BrassSection |  | Drum-Claves | Claves |  | Drum-Cowbell | CowBell |  | Drum-Hhat | OpenHiHat |  | Drum-Snare | SnareDrum2 |  | Drum-Tom | LowTom2 |  | 
  | Basic version with sustained bandoneon. (2) | 
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       | Bass | AcousticBass |  | Chord | Piano1 |  | Chord-2 | Piano1 |  | Chord-Sus | Bandoneon |  | Drum-Claves | Claves |  | Drum-Cowbell | CowBell |  | Drum-Hhat | OpenHiHat |  | Drum-Snare | SnareDrum2 |  | Drum-Tom | LowTom2 |  | 
  | Bandoneon rhythm and sustain. (2) | 
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       | Bass | AcousticBass |  | Chord | Bandoneon |  | Chord-2 | Piano1 |  | Chord-Sus | Bandoneon |  | Drum-Claves | Claves |  | Drum-Cowbell | CowBell |  | Drum-Hhat | OpenHiHat |  | Drum-Snare | SnareDrum2 |  | Drum-Tom | LowTom2 |  | 
  | Bandoneon rhythm with 4 bar brass hits. (4) | 
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       | Bass | AcousticBass |  | Chord | Piano1 |  | Chord-2 | Piano1 |  | Chord-Brass | BrassSection |  | Chord-Sus | Bandoneon |  | Drum-Claves | Claves |  | Drum-Cowbell | CowBell |  | Drum-Hhat | OpenHiHat |  | Drum-Snare | SnareDrum2 |  | Drum-Tom | LowTom2 |  | 
  | 8 bar introduction. (8) | 
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       | Bass | AcousticBass |  | Chord | Piano1 |  | Chord-2 | Piano1 |  | Drum-Claves | Claves |  | Drum-Cowbell | CowBell |  | Drum-Hhat | OpenHiHat |  | Drum-Snare | SnareDrum2 |  | Drum-Tom | LowTom2 |  | 
  | 4 bar ending. (4) | 
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       | Bass | AcousticBass |  | Chord | Piano1 |  | Chord-2 | Piano1 |  | Drum-Claves | Claves |  | Drum-Cowbell | CowBell |  | Drum-Hhat | OpenHiHat |  | Drum-Snare | SnareDrum2 |  | Drum-Tom | LowTom2 |  |