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Jessica Roiz listed "Que Alguien Me Diga" as one of the artist's best salsa songs. [4] At the 8th Annual Latin Billboard Music Awards in 2001, "Que Alguien Me Diga" was nominated in the categories of Hot Latin Song of the Year and Tropical/Salsa Track of the Year but ultimately lost both to "A Puro Dolor" by Son by Four. [8]
Before this chart's inception, the Latin music information on the magazine was presented only in the form of the biweekly album sales chart Top Latin Albums, which was divided into Latin Pop, Tropical/Salsa, and Region Mexican and continues to be listed separately. [2] During the 1980s, 33 songs topped the chart.
"Cali Pachanguero" is a salsa song performed by Grupo Niche and written by the group's founder Jairo Varela. Released in 1984 on the album No hay quinto malo , [a] [1] it has been called an anthem of Colombian salsa. [2] The song has been recognized by multiple media outlets as one of the greatest songs in Colombian history:
Puerto Rican music promoter Izzy Sanabria claims he was the first to use the word salsa to denote a music genre: In 1973, I hosted the television show Salsa which was the first reference to this particular music as salsa. I was using [the term] salsa, but the music wasn't defined by that. The music was still defined as Latin music.
"Everybody Salsa" was originally a UK hit for Modern Romance in 1981 and was included on their debut album, Adventures in Clubland (1981) as part of the Clubland Mix along with "Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey", "Salsa Rappsody", and "Moose on the Loose". It was one of the few Modern Romance records to feature drummer, Tony Gainsborough.
"La Negra Tiene Tumbao" combines elements of salsa music, reggae music and hip hop music. [2] The song's title translates to "The Black Woman has Style" or "The Black Woman has grace". [3] The song was composed in minor key and incorporates the use of vocal call and response. [4]
"Hoy" was a winner of an International Latin Billboard Music Awards for "Top Pop Airplay Track-Female of the Year" and was also nominated for a "Top Tropical Airplay Track of the Year". The song is also featured in " On Your Feet ," a Broadway musical about the life of Emilio and Gloria Estefan.
Dark Latin Groove (DLG) is a salsa band that mixes salsa, reggae and hip-hop.The group was brought together in New York by producer Sergio George (who also signed them to his record company Sir George Records) and included Huey Dunbar, Fragancia, and James "Da Barba" de Jesus.