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"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 ...
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 ...
The song has been covered by Los Joao, La Lupe, La Orquesta Plateria (that popularized the song in Spain), Pepe Arevalo, Los Flamers, Roman Palomar, A Palo Seko, Markoz, and La Pozze Latina. Pedro Navaja was one of the songs that Puerto Rican singer Chayanne covered on his 1994 album, Influencias . [ 13 ]
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.
It is a form of urban contemporary music, often combining other Latin musical styles, Caribbean and West Indies music, (such as reggae, soca, Spanish reggae, salsa, merengue and bachata. [9] It originates from Panamanian Reggae en Español and Jamaican dancehall, however received its rise to popularity through Puerto Rico.
With Los Kimbos, Adalberto recorded Los Kimbos (1976) and The Big Kimbos With Adalberto Santiago (1977). [2] That year he also made his solo debut on Adalberto, which was produced by Barretto. [2] Los Kimbos continued under the leadership of Orestes Vilató. [2] Santiago sang lead on one track on Louie Ramírez y Sus Amigos by Louie Ramírez. [2]
Puerto Rican Power Orchestra is a Puerto Rican salsa band which under this name supported Tito Rojas. [ 1 ] Puerto Rican Power was associated with singer Justo Betancourt , bassist Jesús Castro, trumpet player Luisito Ayala , singer Tito Rojas .
Salsa romántica (Spanish of 'romantic salsa') is a soft form of salsa music that emerged between the mid-1980s and early 1990s in New York City, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. It has been criticised for it being supposedly a pale imitation of "real" salsa, often called " salsa dura ".