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Salsa music is a style of Caribbean music, combining elements of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and American influences. Because most of the basic musical components predate the labeling of salsa, there have been many controversies regarding its origin.
Orquesta de la Luz (オルケスタ・デ・ラ・ルス, Orukesuta de ra Ruzu, lit."Orchestra of the Light") is a Japanese salsa band that was formed in 1984, [1] and began performing and recording in 1989. [2]
Salsa music was the dominant genre in the tropical field in the 1970s. Fania Records was the prime record label for popularizing and defining salsa music with artists such as Celia Cruz, Rubén Blades, Héctor Lavoe, and Willie Colón. [9] The Colombian vallenato remains popular in the country with artists such as Diomedes Diaz. [10]
Pacheco also produced music for feature films. The first film he worked on was the 1972 documentary Our Latin Thing; this was also the first film about the influence of salsa on Latino culture in New York City. His second film Salsa released in 1974. In the 1980s, he composed the scores for Mondo New York and Something Wild.
The late Cuban American singer Celia Cruz, known as the Queen of Salsa, will be the first Afro Latina to appear on the U.S. quarter. Cruz was one of the 20th century’s most celebrated Latin ...
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (September 30, 1946 – June 29, 1993), [3] better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. [4] Lavoe is considered to be possibly the best and most important singer and interpreter in the history of salsa music because he helped to establish the popularity of this musical genre in the decades of 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Roberto Roena Vázquez (January 16, 1940 – September 23, 2021) [1] was a Puerto Rican salsa music percussionist, orchestra leader, and dancer. Roena was one of the original members of Cortijo y su combo and later with El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.
Colón is considered a pioneer of Salsa music [1] [2] and a best-selling artist in the genre, having been a key figure in the nascent New York City scene associated with the legendary Fania Records. [3] He is also noteworthy for having assumed the gangster image in his album covers before it was culturally popular. [4]