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"Cuba, quiero bailar la salsa." --"Cuba"


"Both Little Louie Vega and Kenny Dope were born to parents living in New York (the Bronx and Brooklyn, respectively), though of Puerto Rican heritage. Consequently, both were early influenced by the Big Apple's fertile salsa scene during the 1970s."--Sholem Stein


"A current example of postmodern pop is offered by Señor Coconut, a Caucasian German who reprises electronic music from bands of the 1980s, including Kraftwerk and Yellow Magic Orchestra, using sampled samba and salsa beats and Latin instrumentation."--Music, Sound and Multimedia: From the Live to the Virtual (2007) by Jamie Sexton


1. Ocho - What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life? 2. Cortijo y Su Maquina del Tiempo - Gumbo 3. Cachao - La Trompeta y La Flauta 4. Ricardo Marrero & The Group - Babalonia 5. Harlem River Drive - Harlem River Drive (theme) 6. Stone Alliance - Amigos 7. Joe Bataan- Latin Strut 8. Grupo Folklorico Y Experimental Nuevayorquino - Anabacoa 9. Tempo 70 - El Galleton 10. Eddie Palmieri - Un Dia Bonita 11. Cortijo y su Maquina del Tiempo - Carnaval 12. Ocho - Coco May May 13. Harlem River Drive - Idle Hands 14. Bobby Vince Paunetto - Little Rico's Theme 15. Joe Bataan - Aftershower Funk 16. Machito Orchestra - Macho

--Nu Yorica! Culture Clash In New York City: Experiments In Latin Music 1970-77 (1996)

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Salsa music is a style of Latin American music. Because most of the basic musical components predate the labeling of salsa, there have been many controversies regarding its origin. Most songs considered as salsa are primarily based on son montuno, with elements of mambo, Latin jazz and guaracha.

Originally the name salsa was used to label commercially several styles of Latin dance music, but nowadays it is considered a musical style on its own and one of the staples of Latin American culture.

The first self-identified salsa bands were predominantly assembled by Cuban and Puerto Rican musicians in New York City in the '70s. The music style was based on the late son montuno of Arsenio Rodríguez. These musicians included Celia Cruz, Willie Colón, Rubén Blades, Johnny Pacheco, Machito and Héctor Lavoe.

During the same period a parallel modernization of Cuban son was being developed by Los Van Van, Irakere, NG La Banda and other artists in Cuba under the name of songo and timba, styles that at present are also labelled as salsa. Though limited by an embargo, the continuous cultural exchange between salsa-related musicians inside and outside of Cuba is undeniable.

Salsoul Records

Salsoul Records was a disco label. The label's name was conceived by artist Joe Bataan, who recorded some of the earliest sessions for the Cayre brothers before the label's formation. "Salsoul" was street lingo for the musical culture of urban Latinos who were listening to soul music and combining it with salsa music. Bataan chose the name for an LP he made for the Cayre brothers.

Nu Yorica

Nu Yorica is the name of a series of music compilations on British Soul Jazz Records label. It celebrated the musical component of the Nuyorican movement.

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