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Pilón
Pilón is a Cuban musical form and a popular dance created in the 1950s. named for the town of Pilón, on the southern coast of Cuba. The rhythms of Pilón are based on the motions of pounding sugarcane. One unique aspect of the pilón is the use of simultaneous piano and electric guitar guajeos. Rhythmically, the guitar plays a much simpler form of the piano part. The following example is written in 4/4 rather than cut-time. The creation of Pilón is often attributed to bandleader and singer Pacho Alonso in collaboration with percussionist/composer Enrique Bonne.
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Pilón
Pilón is a Cuban musical form and a popular dance created in the 1950s, its creation is often attributed to bandleader and singer Pacho Alonso. The rhythms of Pilón are based on the motions of pounding sugarcane. It was named for the town of Pilón, on the southern coast of Cuba.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
pilon
(Fr.). A half-pike, 7 feet long exclusive of the iron, which was 18 inches. It consisted of a fir tube covered with parchment and varnished. Marshal Saxe proposed to draw up an army four deep, the two front ranks armed with muskets, and the two rear with pilons and muskets too.
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PILON
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pilon is ranked #11821 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Pilon surname appeared 2,647 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Pilon.
82% or 2,171 total occurrences were White.
15% or 399 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.2% or 34 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
0.4% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
0.3% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Pilon in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Pilon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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