The characteristics of that new genre are similar to those of the new song-dances that appeared in the Caribbean Basin area during the 19th century, which were the result of a combination of Iberian and African elements.
As características deste novo xénero son semellantes aos das novas cancións-danças que apareceu na área da Conca do Caribe durante o século XIX, que eran o resultado dunha combinación de elementos ibéricos e africanos.