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Who is the creator of salsa?
The roots of salsa are believed to be widespread. It is a combination of many Latin and Afro- Caribbean dances, and each played a large part in its evolution. If you are listening to todays Salsa, you are going to hear son as the base, also you are going to hear Cumbia, and also Guaracha. ... On the other hand, Puerto Ricans were mostly responsible for the development and promotion of salsa. Colombians keep preserving the salsa tradition while other modern musicians continue their experiments within the style. ...
Cuba established its identity by combining the influences of its entire population --white, black, and mulatto. ... To them, revolutionary Cuba has no right of ownership
In contrast, salsa has been adopted by socialist movements abroad. ... For the Nuyorican, salsa is a term made by them; a music kept alive by them when Cuba lost momentum. For the Cuban, salsa is a word created to disguise the musics true Cuban origin, to deny their right of ownership. ...
A History of Salsa
The 1950s were the time of mass enthusiasm for mambo, cha-cha and rumba rhythms. ... For this reason, as well as the great influence of "the British Expansion" in the 1960s Latin music hit its first major depression in the 1960s. Displaced by Beatlemania, the Twist, and the Rock n Roll craze, its recovery seemed unlikely. ... He chose the term "Salsa" to explain them all.
The word salsa (hot sauce) is the word that people would use to tell dancers and musicians to add flavor and life to their dancing and playing when they were lacking the fire --"Ponle Salsa" or, put some sauce in it. ... New York and Puerto Rican bands played music with hard drive, a rigid style which "salsa puritans" consider to be the only real salsa. This style got the name of salsa caliente or salsa Gorda. ...
Now, more people from more different countries and cultures are accepting salsa and adopting it as their own, redefining it to suit their needs in the process.
A History of Salsa In pre-revolutionary France during the reign of King Louis XIV, dance was established as a mechanism of political control.
Approximate Word count = 1737
Approximate Pages = 6.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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