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Salsa music is a style of Caribbean music, combining elements of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and American influences. Because most of the basic musical components predate the labeling of salsa, there have been many controversies regarding its origin.
This is a list of old salsa music and son cubano vocalists, as well as clave (rhythm) related styles, like guaracha, guagancó, mambo, cha cha cha, bomba.
Salsa music was the dominant genre in the tropical field in the 1970s. Fania Records was the prime record label for popularizing and defining salsa music with artists such as Celia Cruz, Rubén Blades, Héctor Lavoe, and Willie Colón. [9] The Colombian vallenato remains popular in the country with artists such as Diomedes Diaz. [10]
In its first year the award was titled Best Salsa Performance. In 2004 this award was combined with the award for Best Merengue Album as the Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), [1] known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and actor.He is the top selling salsa artist of all time. [2] A four-time Grammy Award, eight-time Latin Grammy Award and twenty-nine-time Lo Nuestro Awards winner (the most of any male), he has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide.
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, commonly known as El Gran Combo, is a Puerto Rican salsa orchestra based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [2] Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2012, it was often considered Puerto Rico's most successful musical group. [3]
Roberto Roena Vázquez (January 16, 1940 – September 23, 2021) [1] was a Puerto Rican salsa music percussionist, orchestra leader, and dancer. Roena was one of the original members of Cortijo y su combo and later with El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.
Colón is considered a pioneer of Salsa music [1] [2] and a best-selling artist in the genre, having been a key figure in the nascent New York City scene associated with the legendary Fania Records. [3] He is also noteworthy for having assumed the gangster image in his album covers before it was culturally popular. [4]