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The congress was originally called the "West Coast Salsa Congress", but was later changed to the "LA Salsa Congress" as more cities on the West Coast began hosting congresses. Held every May, the congress grew to become one of the largest salsa events in the world. In 2013 the event was renamed to the "LA Salsa Fest".
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.
The term "salsa" was coined by Johnny Pacheco in the 1960s in New York, as an umbrella term for Cuban dance music being played in the city at the time. [2] Salsa as a dance emerged soon after, being a combination of mambo (which was popular in New York in the 1950s) as well as Latin dances such as Son and Rumba as well as American dances such as swing, hustle, and tap.
Harper’s Bazaar captured a sweet video of the Sussexes salsa dancing to the music alongside members of the community. At the end of their dance, the two affectionately shared an embrace and a ...
Influences deriving from West African, African American, and European dance styles were all comprised in the making of many of these Latin dances such as: Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Rumba, Cha-cha-cha, Bachata, and Samba. [10] Not only have these cultures shaped this style of dance, they've also shaped the music made in Latin America.
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The following is a list of events and new Spanish and Portuguese-language music that happened in 2024 in Ibero-America. Ibero-America encompasses Latin America , Spain , Portugal , and the Latino population in Canada and the United States .