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The International Salsa Museum (ISM) is a museum in development in New York City dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history, evolution, and global impact of salsa music and dance. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has garnered support from the estates of salsa icons Tito Puente and Celia Cruz , as well as many other musicians, dancers, choreographers ...
It is widely cited as the birthplace of salsa music, or at least of the popular use of the term "salsa" to denote pan-Latin music brewing in New York City. On Thursday, August 26, 1971, the Fania All-Stars headlined the club and drew an overflowing and excited crowd [ 27 ] [ 28 ] that was later captured on film as Our Latin Thing .
Latin Quarter (also known later on as The LQ) was a nightclub in New York City. [1] [2] The club originally opened in 1942 and featured big-name acts. In recent years, it had been a focus of hip hop, reggaeton and salsa music. Its history is similar to that of its competitor, the Copacabana.
Since then it has presented mostly hip-hop and salsa acts. [16] On January 20, 2007, the club announced that it would have to move by July 1 because its current location was condemned due to the construction of the extension of the 7 line of the New York City Subway, as well as the construction of the now-cancelled World Product Center. [19]
Grupo Latin Vibe is a Salsa and Latin Jazz music group based in New York City. The group was initially formed under the name 'TNT MIX' by Anibal 'Tito' Rivera and Tommy Mattioli in the 1990s. Eventually, they restructured the band to a seven-piece ensemble, renaming it Grupo Latin Vibe.
The congress was originally called the "West Coast Salsa Congress", but was later changed to the "LA Salsa Congress" as more cities on the West Coast began hosting congresses. Held every May, the congress grew to become one of the largest salsa events in the world. In 2013 the event was renamed to the "LA Salsa Fest".
In 1988, Nora brought the demonstration tape to New York agent (Ritchie Bonilla) and took the opportunity to perform live in New York City. A year later Orquesta De La Luz went on their first New York tour, with the member's own expense, four years after forming. They signed a contract for the CD debut which was praised greatly by local people. [4]
SOB's is a live world music venue and restaurant in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan.S.O.B.’s is an abbreviation of Sounds of Brazil. [1] [2] Larry Gold opened SOB's in June 1982 with the purpose of exposing the music of the Afro-Latino diaspora to as many people as possible.