{"id":13864,"date":"2020-11-30T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=13864"},"modified":"2020-11-29T20:05:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T01:05:41","slug":"south-american-music-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/south-american-music-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhythms of Latin America: Salsa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Salsa is one of the most representative music genres from Latin America, the best possible fusion of traditional Caribbean music and Latin jazz.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oscar D\u00b4Leon - LLoraras\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RgiRP0jZM8A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(\u201cLlorar\u00e1s\u201d, from Oscar D\u2019Le\u00f3n and La Dimensi\u00f3n Latina band -1975-)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This musical style originated in the Caribbean region, going on a round trip to the Spanish-speaking communities of New York and growing in many places at once, like Central America, Colombia or Venezuela, spreading rapidly worldwide\u2014as far as Africa and Japan\u2014 to become a true Latin American staple.<\/p>\n<p><em>Salsa<\/em>\u2019s history began formally in the 1960s, as Cuban migrants left their homeland for the United States after the Cuban Revolution in 1959, New York City being their preferred place to settle. There, the newly arrived could meet a unique style coming from the American Big Band culture heard throughout Broadway: the Afro-Cuban Jazz, known today as Latin Jazz.<\/p>\n<p>By combining their Cuban traditions, like the <em>son<\/em> and the <em>rumba<\/em>, with some elements of the Puerto Rican folklore and the Afro-Cuban jazz, Cuban artists created <em>salsa<\/em> and made it rise among an abundance of Latin genres that, little by little, opened the way for the greatest <em>salsa <\/em>songwriters of the 1970s and 1980s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How is Salsa Like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Salsa is characterized by the unique way it is orchestrated: similar to the big bands of yesteryear with an array of trumpets, trombones and saxophones, using Cuban percussion instruments (timbales, conga, bongo drums, maracas, <em>g\u00fciro<\/em>, and cowbell) and adding a double bass, piano, flute, and\u2014in some cases\u2014even a violin.<\/p>\n<p>Every <em>salsa<\/em> composition features the rhythmic pattern of the Cuban <em>son<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"90 BPM Son Clave 2-3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sv3jZjeHhgg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From there, it is just a matter of creativity and flavor to establish the basic sounds of <em>salsa<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pista de salsa - Salsa play along\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vtYNvP2BotI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Regarding <em>salsa<\/em> lyrics, its themes have ranged from leisurely to socially-conscious ones. <em>Salsa<\/em> songs may talk about the hardships of romance, a nationalist or cultural pride as Latin Americans, and the many injustices permeating society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Biggest Artists of the Genre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is worth mentioning the impulse given by New York-based Fania Records, established in 1964, to a plethora of artists that became synonymous with this style: Ray Barretto, Rub\u00e9n Blades, Celia Cruz, Willie Col\u00f3n, Bobby Cruz, Cheo Feliciano, H\u00e9ctor Lavoe, Ismael Miranda, Johnny Pacheco, and Eddie Palmieri.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, many more names have appeared since the 1970s and established themselves as real <em>salsa <\/em>stars, among them: Oscar D\u2019Le\u00f3n (Venezuela), Gilberto Santa Rosa (Puerto Rico), Willie Chirino (Cuba), Grupo Niche (Colombia) and the Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>To end on a high note, I give you a compilation of the most well-known <em>salsa<\/em> songs of all time:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cXoL5596IKA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cXoL5596IKA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/musician-623362_960_720-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/musician-623362_960_720-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/musician-623362_960_720-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/musician-623362_960_720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Salsa is one of the most representative music genres from Latin America, the best possible fusion of traditional Caribbean music and Latin jazz. 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