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Salsa dura, also known as salsa brava or salsa gorda, [1] is a style of salsa music developed in the 1970s with an emphasis on the instrumental part of the music (piano, bass, horns, percussion, etc.) over the lead vocals. The genre originated in New York City where large ensembles such as Fania All-Stars adapted the salsa genre to a descarga ...
"Electrica Salsa" was a major hit on the European chart. It was a top three hit in Off's home-country, Germany, where it charted for 20 weeks, 13 of them in the top 20, [ 4 ] and peaked at number three in France where it ranked for 22 weeks, the half of them in the top ten, [ 5 ] and received a Silver disc awarded by the Syndicat National de l ...
While the term salsa today is a rebranding of various Latin musical styles, the first self-identified salsa band is Cheo Marquetti y su Conjunto - Los Salseros which was formed in 1955. [15] The first album to mention Salsa on its cover was titled “Salsa” which was released by La Sonora Habanera in 1957.
Orquesta de la Luz (オルケスタ・デ・ラ・ルス, Orukesuta de ra Ruzu, lit."Orchestra of the Light") is a Japanese salsa band that was formed in 1984, [1] and began performing and recording in 1989. [2]
Salsa is a potent expression of clave, and clave became a rhythmic symbol of the musical movement, as its popularity spread. Clave awareness within the salsa community has served as a cultural "boundary marker", creating an insider/outsider dichotomy, between Cuban and non-Cuban, and between Latino and non-Latino.
The Rough Guide to Salsa is a world music compilation album originally released in 1997. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, [1] the album gives broad coverage to the salsa genre of Latin America, focusing on classic styles. [2] Seven of the fourteen tracks are by Cuban musicians, five are Colombian, and one each is Venezuelan ...
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