Definitions for "Palitos"
Keywords:  rumba, guagua, cascara, clave, rican
Instrument; Percussion. (Spanish: sticks) Two sticks played against the side of a drum in rumba. Other terms are guagua, cascara, and catá. The rhythms they play are slight elaborations on clave. They serve the same purpose in that they play the same two bar pattern without variation for the whole tune. (cl)
"Sticks" (lit.); specifically, the sticks and pattern played by the sticks in the genre of Cuban rumba.
A palito is a Puerto Rican musical instrument typically 25 cm long and 3 cm in diameter made of wood. One palito is held in one hand loosely resting on the palm of the hand which is struck by the other palito in order to create a resonating sound. There are many variations, many which originate centuries ago.