 The tunes played by charanga bands are typically the ‘danzon’ (with its characteristic five-beat percussive figure known as the cinquillo) and the more the familiar ‘cha cha cha’ (which, unlike most other Cuban styles, is not rooted in the clave).Egues served for many years as the flutist with a popular charanga band known as Orquesta Aragón.The ensemble was founded in 1939.